- 280 pages
- English
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African Labor History
About this book
Originally published in 1978, this book was distinctive in translating the work of French labour specialists and includes chapters on Nigeria, South Africa, Senegal, Kenya, Tanganyika, Madagascar and Botswana. Although all the papers are set in historically specific events, some of the larger issues receive further treatment. These concern the reality of the existence of an African working class and its class identity and consciousness. Each contributor adds to the debate by means of demonstrating how African workers have responded to their work situation, to deprivation and exploitation, and to the political authority of the colonial or neocolonial state
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Yes, you can access African Labor History by Peter C. W. Gutkind,Robin Cohen,Jean Copans in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & African History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 An Emerging Nigerian Working Class: The Lagos Experience 1897-1939
- 2 Working on the Railway:: Forced Labor in Northern Nigeria, 1907-1912
- 3 The 1922 Strike on the Rand: White Labor and the Political Economy of South Africa
- 4 Tragedy at Thiaroye: The Senegalese Soldiers' Uprising of 1944
- 5 The French West African Railway Workers' Strike, 1947-1948
- 6 Trade Unionism In Kenya, 1947-1952: The Militant Phase
- 7 Unionization and employer strategy: the tanganyikan sisal industry, 1958–1964
- 8 Strikes, Urban Mass Action and Political Change: Tananarive 1972
- 9 The state, mineworkers and multinationals:: The Selebi Phikwe Strike, Botswana, 1975
- About the Contributors