Base Colonies in the Western Hemisphere, 1940-1967

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-1-349-37593-6
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 299 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 455 g

Reihe: Studies of the Americas

This book examines the social, economic and political aftermath of the famous Anglo-American 'destroyers-for-bases' deal of 2nd September 1940 that saw fifty obsolete U.S. destroyers exchanged for 'base colonies' in Trinidad, Bermuda, Newfoundland and the Bahamas.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

High, S.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction The United States and Hemispheric Defense The Tourism Politics of Base Location in Bermuda Working for Uncle Sam in Newfoundland "You Can't Eat Dignity": Race and Labor in the British Caribbean Building Bases on a Jim Crow Island The American Occupation of Stephenville, Newfoundland The Racial Politics of Criminal Jurisdiction From Slavery to Chaguaramas Conclusion: Stepping Stones to New Empires Notes Bibliography Index

Über Autor(innen)

STEVEN HIGH is Associate Professor in Public History at Concordia University, Canada.