White mineworkers on Zambia's copperbelt, 1926-1974: in a class of their own

Introduction: the world of White labour -- Making copper, making the copperbelt -- The wild west in Central Africa, 1926-39 -- A good war, 1940-47 -- Fruits of their labour, 1948-55 -- Trouble in paradise, 1956-62 -- Surviving independence, 1963-74

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Money, Duncan 1988- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2022]
Series:Studies in global social history volume 44
Studies in the social history of the global south volume 1
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Summary:Introduction: the world of White labour -- Making copper, making the copperbelt -- The wild west in Central Africa, 1926-39 -- A good war, 1940-47 -- Fruits of their labour, 1948-55 -- Trouble in paradise, 1956-62 -- Surviving independence, 1963-74
"In this book, Duncan Money convincingly argues that the actions, organisations and identities of the White mineworkers who came to Zambia's Copperbelt from the 1920s onwards were shaped by their international connections, experiences and mobility. Drawing on research from archives on four continents, he shows what this meant for the ideas of race and class and for the lives of African workers on the Copperbelt, one of the most important centres of the world copper industry"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:XI, 294 Seiten Illustrationen, Karte
ISBN:9789004467330

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