Development of an African Working Class : Studies in Class Formation and Action

Sandbrook, Richard (EDT); Cohen, Robin (EDT)

ISBN 10: 1032596554 / ISBN 13: 9781032596556

Published by Routledge, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Development of an African Working Class : Studies in Class Formation and Action
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1032596554
• ISBN 13: 9781032596556
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Originally published in 1975, this volume reassesses the historical, political and social role of African workers and examines the extent to which a working class has formed and undertaken collective action in various parts of Africa. The book is based on primary historical sources or first-hand experiences. The contributors are linked by their belief in the legitimacy of action by organised workers to create a more just society.

About the Author

Robin Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Development Studies at the University of Oxford. For the first decade of his academic career, he worked on comparative labour issues. His books included Labour and Politics in Nigeria (1974) and the co-edited collections The development of an African working class (1975), International Labour and the Third World (1987), African Labor History (1978) and the current title, Peasants and Proletarians. He subsequently wrote on the themes of migration, globalization and diasporas. His best-known work is Global diasporas: An introduction (3rd edition, 2022).

Richard Sandbrook