Work, Culture, and Identity (Social History of Africa) - Hardcover

Harries, Patrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 043508092X ISBN 13: 9780435080921

Publisher: Heinemann, 1994

Synopsis

Thousands of Mozambican workers tramped to the sugar plantations, diamond fields, and gold mines of South Africa. They arrived with the cultures and traditions they had learned at home, and it was through their encounter with other blacks, as well as with white employers, that a new and dynamic culture emerged.

Work, Culture, and Identity offers a compelling narrative of the day-to-day life of these migrants. Harries portrays workers as not mere units of suffering, but human beings attempting to deal with exploitative situations in culturally creative ways.

About this title

About the Author

PATRICK HARRIES is a senior lecturer in the Department of History, University of Cape Town, South Africa. His publications include articles on the history of slavery, labor, poverty, and ethnicity in southern Africa.

Edition details

• Publisher: Heinemann
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 043508092X
• ISBN 13: 9780435080921
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 305