Base Colonies in the Western Hemisphere, 1940–1967
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Base Colonies in the Western Hemisphere, 1940–1967

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eBook - PDF

Base Colonies in the Western Hemisphere, 1940–1967

About this book

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.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. List of Figures
  4. List of Tables
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. 1 The United States and Hemispheric Defense
  8. 2 The Tourism Politics of Base Location in Bermuda
  9. 3 Working for Uncle Sam in Newfoundland
  10. 4 “You Can’t Eat Dignity”: Race and Labor in the British Caribbean
  11. 5 Building Bases on a Jim Crow Island
  12. 6 The American Occupation of Stephenville, Newfoundland
  13. 7 The Racial Politics of Criminal Jurisdiction
  14. 8 From Slavery to Chaguaramas
  15. Conclusion: Stepping Stones to New Empires
  16. Notes
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index