Review of The Migration of People From the Caribbean to the Bahamas by Keith L. Tinker

Migration literature over the past several decades has witnessed a flurry of research exploring transnationalism as a new phase of migration ushered in by globalization resulting from advancements in communication technology and transportation. Anthropologist Sidney Mintz, however, pushed back on this so-called paradigm of connectivity, particularly in terms of the Caribbean. He writes, “By examining the history of migration in the 19 ^th century, the author finds grounds for contending that the view of transnationalism as a qualitatively different phenomenon is exaggerated” (1998, p 117). Keith L. Tinker’s The Migration of Peoples from the Caribbean to the Bahamas is a book that explores these historic and present-day migration patterns and demonstrates quite successfully the complex interconnectivity of the Caribbean.