"[James] elegantly charts the ways in which the labor framework of apartheid's central economic institution were re-shaped." --International Journal of African Historical Studies "... carefully argued and perceptive... " --History This sociological and historical study of African mine workers is the first major account in twenty years of labor in South Africa's gold industry. In his lucid and original analysis, James traces the interlocking developments which have brought about a transformation of that industry and ...
Read More
"[James] elegantly charts the ways in which the labor framework of apartheid's central economic institution were re-shaped." --International Journal of African Historical Studies "... carefully argued and perceptive... " --History This sociological and historical study of African mine workers is the first major account in twenty years of labor in South Africa's gold industry. In his lucid and original analysis, James traces the interlocking developments which have brought about a transformation of that industry and relates these to wider processes of change in contemporary South Africa. "... a much-welcomed study... the book readily serves as a broader account of the processes by which African workers acquired power in the labor framework in the 1980's." --Choice
Read Less
Add this copy of Our Precious Metal: African Labour in South Africa's to cart. $64.54, good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Indiana University Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fading. Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Standard-sized.
Add this copy of Our Precious Metal: African Labour in South Africa? S to cart. $67.65, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by Indiana University Press.
