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Saunders shows that, although the Bahamas had class tensions in common with other British colonial lands, Bahamian racial tensions were not necessarily parallel to those across the West Indies so much as they mirrored those occurring in the U.S., with power and/or money consolidated in the hands of the white minority. She examines the nature of the Bahamian race and class relations and interactions between dominant groups--from whites, to people who identified as creole or mixed race, to liberated Africans--between the 1880s and the early 1960s.
Social classes --- Class distinction --- Classes, Social --- Rank --- Caste --- Estates (Social orders) --- Social status --- Class consciousness --- Classism --- Social stratification --- History. --- Bahamas --- Bahama Islands --- Commonwealth of the Bahamas --- Bahamas, The --- The Bahamas --- バハマ --- Bahama --- Social conditions --- Race relations
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Take this book with you on your next trip to the Bahamas or the Turks and Caicos Islands or keep it close to hand in your travel library. The Natural History of the Bahamas offers the most comprehensive coverage of the terrestrial and coastal flora and fauna on the islands of the Bahamas archipelago, as well as of the region's natural history and ecology. Readers will gain an appreciation for the importance of conserving the diverse lifeforms on these special Caribbean islands. A detailed introduction to the history, geology, and climate of the islands. Beautifully illustrated, with more than seven hundred color photographs showcasing the diverse plants, fungi, and animals found on the Bahamian Archipelago.
Natural history. --- NATURE --- Natural history --- History, Natural --- Natural science --- Physiophilosophy --- Biology --- Science --- Regional. --- Bahamas. --- Bahamas --- Bahama Islands --- Commonwealth of the Bahamas --- Bahamas, The --- The Bahamas --- バハマ --- Bahama --- Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, wildlife, animals, bird watching, natural history, eco-tourism, Caribbean, biodiversity, cruises.
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"Highly important scholarly treatment of Bahamian socioeconomic history in post-emancipation period. In addition to examining last phases of slavery in both rural and urban settings, looks at export economies of salt, cotton, pineapples, and sponges, and their roles in emergence of mercantile middle class. Concludes that partly because of flawed governmental policies, workers ended up in servitude and ultimately migrated to Miami"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Slavery --- Plantation life --- Truck system --- Slaves --- Sociology & Social History --- Social Sciences --- Communities - Social Classes --- Enslaved persons --- Persons --- Labor laws and legislation --- Wages --- Country life --- Abolition of slavery --- Antislavery --- Enslavement --- Mui tsai --- Ownership of slaves --- Servitude --- Slave keeping --- Slave system --- Slaveholding --- Thralldom --- Crimes against humanity --- Serfdom --- Slaveholders --- History. --- Emancipation --- History --- Bahamas --- Bahama Islands --- Commonwealth of the Bahamas --- Bahamas, The --- The Bahamas --- バハマ --- Bahama --- Economic conditions. --- Economic conditions --- Slavery - Bahamas - History. --- Plantation life - Bahamas - History. --- Truck system - Bahamas - History. --- Slaves - Emancipation - Bahamas - History. --- Bahamas - Economic conditions.
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Prudent macroeconomic management, strong growth, low inflation, small fiscal deficit, and public debt have helped The Bahamas attain the highest standard of living in the Caribbean. Executive Directors supported the government’s goals of balancing the budget and reducing debt. They encouraged the use of market-based monetary policy and tax administration. They emphasized the need of a macroeconomic policy framework, international reserves, and a strong financial framework. Directors appreciated the performance of the financial system and also for modernizing the regime to combat money laundering and terrorism financing.
Fiscal policy --- Monetary policy --- Monetary management --- Economic policy --- Currency boards --- Money supply --- Tax policy --- Taxation --- Finance, Public --- Government policy --- Bahamas --- Bahama Islands --- Commonwealth of the Bahamas --- Bahamas, The --- The Bahamas --- バハマ --- Bahama --- Economic conditions. --- Banks and Banking --- Exports and Imports --- Public Finance --- Industries: Hospital,Travel and Tourism --- Debt --- Debt Management --- Sovereign Debt --- International Lending and Debt Problems --- Sports --- Gambling --- Restaurants --- Recreation --- Tourism --- Current Account Adjustment --- Short-term Capital Movements --- Trade: General --- International economics --- Public finance & taxation --- Hospitality, leisure & tourism industries --- Banking --- Public debt --- External debt --- Current account deficits --- Imports --- Balance of payments --- Economic sectors --- International trade --- Debts, Public --- Debts, External
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