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- catalog abstract ""Enterprising Slaves & Master Pirates is an interdisciplinary account of economic life in the Bahamas. The Bahamas' economic story is an interesting tale, full of vibrant color - a story of short-lived booms followed by protracted busts, where discussions of economic success force us to mention fanciful figures such as the pirates Blackbeard and Calico Jack, and where accounts of economic woe, such as the collapse of the cotton market, are punctuated by descriptions of the clamor of Sunday markets or the unique practice of self-hire. Since the almost simultaneous settling of the Bahamas by pirates and Puritan farmers in the 17th century, two ideal typical entrepreneurs have dominated the region's economic life: the enterprising slave (encouraging Bahamian businessmen to work hard, to be creative and to be productive) and the master pirate (demonstrating how success is more easily attained through cunning and deception). In addition to Caribbean Studies scholars, this book will appeal to students of culture interested in economic development, and economists interested in how culture impacts development efforts."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog alternative "Enterprising slaves and master pirates".
- catalog contributor b13223384.
- catalog coverage "Bahamas Economic conditions.".
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""Enterprising Slaves & Master Pirates is an interdisciplinary account of economic life in the Bahamas. The Bahamas' economic story is an interesting tale, full of vibrant color - a story of short-lived booms followed by protracted busts, where discussions of economic success force us to mention fanciful figures such as the pirates Blackbeard and Calico Jack, and where accounts of economic woe, such as the collapse of the cotton market, are punctuated by descriptions of the clamor of Sunday markets or the unique practice of self-hire.".
- catalog description "Context Matters: The Importance of Time and Place in Economic Narratives -- Expulsis Piratis: Piracy as a Model and Metaphor for Economic Success -- Sankofa: The Spirit of Enterprise, The Legacy of a Peculiar Slavery -- Competing Metaphors: Explaining Enterprise in the Bahamas.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [133]-144) and index.".
- catalog description "Since the almost simultaneous settling of the Bahamas by pirates and Puritan farmers in the 17th century, two ideal typical entrepreneurs have dominated the region's economic life: the enterprising slave (encouraging Bahamian businessmen to work hard, to be creative and to be productive) and the master pirate (demonstrating how success is more easily attained through cunning and deception). In addition to Caribbean Studies scholars, this book will appeal to students of culture interested in economic development, and economists interested in how culture impacts development efforts."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog extent "147 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Enterprising slaves and master pirates.".
- catalog identifier "0820470759 (hb : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Enterprising slaves and master pirates.".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : P. Lang,".
- catalog relation "Enterprising slaves and master pirates.".
- catalog spatial "Bahamas Economic conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Bahamas.".
- catalog subject "330.97296 22".
- catalog subject "Economics Sociological aspects.".
- catalog subject "Entrepreneurship Bahamas.".
- catalog subject "HC152 .S76 2004".
- catalog subject "Pirates Bahamas.".
- catalog subject "Slaves Bahamas.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Context Matters: The Importance of Time and Place in Economic Narratives -- Expulsis Piratis: Piracy as a Model and Metaphor for Economic Success -- Sankofa: The Spirit of Enterprise, The Legacy of a Peculiar Slavery -- Competing Metaphors: Explaining Enterprise in the Bahamas.".
- catalog title "Enterprising slaves & master pirates : understanding economic life in the Bahamas / Virgil Henry Storr.".
- catalog title "Enterprising slaves and master pirates".
- catalog type "text".