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Jamaican Labor Migration

"White Capital and Black Labor, 1850-1930"
By:Elizabeth McLean Petras
Publisher:Taylor & Francis
Print ISBN:9780367014216
eText ISBN:9780429712999
Edition:1
Copyright:1988
Format:Reflowable

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This book traces the historical process of the West Indian Labour Recruitment and migration out of Jamaica after the demise of the sugar industry. It examines how the availability of Jamaican immigrant labor between 1850 and 1930 fueled the accumulation of capital for entrepreneurs and investors.