Vilimani: Labor Migration and Rural Change in Early Colonial Tanzania (0) (Social History of Africa) - Softcover

Sunseri, Thaddeus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0852556489 ISBN 13: 9780852556481

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer, 2002

Synopsis

During the German rule of Tanzania nearly half a million people entered colonial wage labour circuits. Case studies are used to explore the transformations in slavery and porterage, social and work life on plantations and railways, and gendered conflict North America: Heinemann

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Review

Sunseri also seeks to examine the social aspects of both origin communities and work sites in German East Africa. His work captures the rhythms and disruptions that increased migration brought. His research does an excellent job of digging out diverse souThis analysis of labor in German East Africa is a carefully articulated study of the imperatives and constraints of labor policies, migration and practices between 1885 and 1916. It explores shifting colonial labor demands and policies together with Afric

Synopsis

During the German rule of Tanzania nearly half a million people entered colonial wage labour circuits. Framed within the context of industrialization in Germany, this study examines the social and environmental consequences of labour migration in early colonial Tanzania. Case studies are used to explore the transformations in slavery and porterage, social and work life on plantations and railways, and gendered conflict at the household and village level. It also looks at how rural social change intersected with the Maji Maji rebellion of 1905.

Edition details

• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0852556489
• ISBN 13: 9780852556481
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256