In place of slavery : a social history of British Indian and Javanese laborers in Suriname /
Hoefte, Rosemarijn, 1959-
In place of slavery : a social history of British Indian and Javanese laborers in Suriname / Rosemarijn Hoefte. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 275 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-264) and index.
The panic begins: Cuban parents face a wrenching decision -- Operation Pedro Pan: a Miami priest teams up with a Havana headmaster -- International intrigue: working out the logistics -- Behind the Iron Curtain: the operation inside Cuba -- Helping Cubans escape tyranny: the Washington details -- The Cuban Children's Program: umbrella group cares for the wards of Pedro Pan -- A watershed experience: torn from family, all alone, rescued in Miami -- Toward a resolution: young refugees' reactions to transit centers and placements -- Reunited at last: a dream come true or a shock of recognition? -- An evaluation: how successful was the rescue operation? -- Appendix. Operation Pedro Pan Group, Inc.
English.
0813021707 (electronic bk.) 9780813021706 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper)
98039085
Contract labor--History.--Suriname
East Indians--History.--Suriname
Javanese (Indonesian people)--History.--Suriname
Main-d'œuvre contractuelle--Histoire.--Suriname
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde)--Histoire.--Suriname
Javanais--Histoire.--Suriname
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Contract labor.
East Indians.
Economic history.
Javanese (Indonesian people)
Social conditions
Contractarbeiders.
Landarbeiders.
Plantages.
Javanen.
Voorindiërs.
Labor & Workers' Economics.
Business & Economics.
Suriname--Social conditions.
Suriname--Economic conditions.
Suriname.
Suriname (land)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HD4875.S75 / H64 1998eb
331.5/42/09883
In place of slavery : a social history of British Indian and Javanese laborers in Suriname / Rosemarijn Hoefte. - Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©1998. - 1 online resource (xii, 275 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-264) and index.
The panic begins: Cuban parents face a wrenching decision -- Operation Pedro Pan: a Miami priest teams up with a Havana headmaster -- International intrigue: working out the logistics -- Behind the Iron Curtain: the operation inside Cuba -- Helping Cubans escape tyranny: the Washington details -- The Cuban Children's Program: umbrella group cares for the wards of Pedro Pan -- A watershed experience: torn from family, all alone, rescued in Miami -- Toward a resolution: young refugees' reactions to transit centers and placements -- Reunited at last: a dream come true or a shock of recognition? -- An evaluation: how successful was the rescue operation? -- Appendix. Operation Pedro Pan Group, Inc.
English.
0813021707 (electronic bk.) 9780813021706 (electronic bk.) (cloth ; alk. paper)
98039085
Contract labor--History.--Suriname
East Indians--History.--Suriname
Javanese (Indonesian people)--History.--Suriname
Main-d'œuvre contractuelle--Histoire.--Suriname
Indiens (Habitants de l'Inde)--Histoire.--Suriname
Javanais--Histoire.--Suriname
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
Contract labor.
East Indians.
Economic history.
Javanese (Indonesian people)
Social conditions
Contractarbeiders.
Landarbeiders.
Plantages.
Javanen.
Voorindiërs.
Labor & Workers' Economics.
Business & Economics.
Suriname--Social conditions.
Suriname--Economic conditions.
Suriname.
Suriname (land)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
HD4875.S75 / H64 1998eb
331.5/42/09883