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West Indian Workers and the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica, 1870-1940

West Indian Workers and the United Fruit Company in Costa Rica, 1870-1940

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Publisher's Synopsis

"History of UFCO's Atlantic coast operations in Costa Rica from perspective of largely West Indian labor force. Examines formation of enclave economy, including role of West Indian labor, subsistence production, and health problems as occasion of worker-company misunderstandings. Also studies workers' cultural and political lives apart from, and so

Book information

ISBN: 9780807119792
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Imprint: Louisiana State University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 331.62729207286
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 302
Weight: 780g
Height: 230mm
Width: 161mm
Spine width: 29mm

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