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The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago : portrait of an ethnic minority, Jo-Anne S. Ferreira

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The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago : portrait of an ethnic minority
Title
The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago
Title remainder
portrait of an ethnic minority
Statement of responsibility
Jo-Anne S. Ferreira
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Traditionally a navigating and migratory people, Portuguese settlers came to the Caribbean as early as the seventeenth century. The ancestors of the modern Portuguese community in Trinidad and Tobago hailed from the archipelago of Madeira, fleeing their homeland in search of an economic and religious haven from the 1830s onwards. They came neither to explore nor to conquer, had no history of land and slave ownership in the Caribbean, and they came without prestigious family names or old money. Yet within a few generations, struggles were overcome to push the community to the forefront of national life, in the areas of business, politics, religion and culture. Bound by language and traditions, the Portuguese were able to work together for their common good, the result of which was a proliferation of Portuguese businesses of various sizes and descriptions all over the country. Though few in number, the Portuguese contribution to their adopted homeland is of a significance beyond the small size of the community. Every migrating group has a tale to tell. For years, the tale of the Madeirans in Trinidad and Tobago and Luso-Trinidadians and Tobagonians has gone untold. Here is an attempt to tell their story in the context of culture and entrepreneurship. --
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1966-
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Ferreira, Jo-Anne S.
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Portuguese
  • Immigrants
  • Trinidad and Tobago
  • Trinidad and Tobago
Label
The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago : portrait of an ethnic minority, Jo-Anne S. Ferreira
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Publication
Copyright
Note
First published in 1994 by the Institute of Social and Economic Research, now the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Research, the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
on1003257059
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Revised edition.
Extent
xx, 174 pages
Isbn
9789766406608
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1003257059
Label
The Portuguese of Trinidad and Tobago : portrait of an ethnic minority, Jo-Anne S. Ferreira
Publication
Copyright
Note
First published in 1994 by the Institute of Social and Economic Research, now the Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Research, the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-170) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
  • text
  • still image
Content type code
  • txt
  • sti
Content type MARC source
  • rdacontent
  • rdacontent
Control code
on1003257059
Dimensions
23 cm
Edition
Revised edition.
Extent
xx, 174 pages
Isbn
9789766406608
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations, maps
System control number
(OCoLC)1003257059

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