The movement of workers involved in long-distance trade in Africa constitutes one of the most ancient and most massive forms of labour migration in African history. Focusing primarily on the latter half of the nineteenth century, the contributors to this volume examine various aspects of long-distance including the role of the family, wage employment, slavery, and the entrepreneur; the institutions that mobilized and organized the work force; and the workers′ remuneration and the accumulation of surplus.
Language
English
Pages
304
Format
Hardcover
Release
July 01, 1985
ISBN 13
9780803924727
The Workers of African Trade (Sage Series on African Modernization and Development)
The movement of workers involved in long-distance trade in Africa constitutes one of the most ancient and most massive forms of labour migration in African history. Focusing primarily on the latter half of the nineteenth century, the contributors to this volume examine various aspects of long-distance including the role of the family, wage employment, slavery, and the entrepreneur; the institutions that mobilized and organized the work force; and the workers′ remuneration and the accumulation of surplus.