Infrastructures of Migrant Labour in Colonial Ovamboland, 1915 to 1954
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Infrastructures of Migrant Labour in Colonial Ovamboland, 1915 to 1954

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Infrastructures of Migrant Labour in Colonial Ovamboland, 1915 to 1954

About this book

Most research on the migrant labour system in Namibia under South African colonial rule emphasises its dehumanising aspects. In a complete contrast, this study highlights the social and ritual resources that contract workers and their families in colonial Ovamboland mobilised to provide forms of support and connection across great distances and absences. Based on extensive oral research, this study peels back the layers of intangible infrastructure that sustained migrant workers through all the stages of their contract, including observances around workplace deaths. This thesis vividly demonstrates the persistence of older practices that sustained the bonds of life, fellowship and family under stress, as well as adaptation to new colonial system, such as the postal system.

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Yes, you can access Infrastructures of Migrant Labour in Colonial Ovamboland, 1915 to 1954 by Lovisa Nampala,Patricia Hayes in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Ethnic Studies. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Front cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Basel Namibia Studies Series
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword
  8. Acknowledgements
  9. Introduction
  10. 1 Preparation and Arrangements for a Man Leaving on Okaholo
  11. 2 Recruitment Procedure, Medical Examination and Okaholo
  12. 3 Lodging, Rations, Sanitation and Industrial Mortality
  13. 4 Technology and the Contract Labour System
  14. 5 Conclusion
  15. List of Illustrations
  16. Abbreviations of frequently used Archival References
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index
  19. Basel Namibia Studies Series
  20. Back cover