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Voices from the Kavango : a study of the contract labour system in Namibia, 1925-1972 /
- Title
- Voices from the Kavango : a study of the contract labour system in Namibia, 1925-1972 / Kletus Muhena Likuwa ; foreword by Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie.
- Author
- Likuwa, Kletus,
- Publication
- Basel, Switzerland : Basler Afrika Bibliographien, 2020.
- ©2020
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- Description
- xii, 217 pages; 24 cm.
- Series Statement
- Basel Namibia studies series ; 22
- Uniform Title
- Basel Namibia studies series ; 22.
- Subject
- 1900-1999
- Contract labor > Kavango > Social conditions > 20th century
- Contract system (Labor)
- Contract system (Labor) > Kavango > History > 20th century
- Economic history
- Kavango (Namibia) > Economic conditions > 20th century
- Kavango
- Migrant labor > Kavango > History > 20th century
- Namibia > Kavango
- Namibia
- Temporary employment > Kavango > History > 20th century
- Temporary employment
- Work environment > Kavango > History > 20th century
- contract labour
- labour migration
- living conditions
- work environment
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Contents
- Foreword / by Uma Dhupelia Mesthrie -- Acknowledgment -- Preface -- Introduction -- Historiographical review on the contract labour system -- Archival sources -- Oral interviews -- Tracing the History of the Contract Labour System in the Kavango, 1885-1950s -- Introduction -- Early intrusions by traders and hunters -- The German colonial regime in Kavango -- The South African presence in the Kavango -- Labour recruitment by South African officials -- The formation of the Northern Labour Organization (NLO) and its operations, 1925-1943 -- The formation of South West Africa Native Labour Association (SWANLA) and its operations -- Conclusion -- "They Used to Buy Us" : Labour Migration from Kavango -- Introduction -- Reasons for contract labour migration -- Migration journeys, 1925-1972 -- Women in labour narratives -- Conclusion -- Living and Work Experiences -- Introduction -- The contract labourers on farms -- The South African mines and compounds -- Namibian mines and compounds -- Conclusion -- Returning Home : Economic, Social Impact and Worker Mobilization -- Introduction -- Mathias Ndumba Shikombero's life story -- Economic and social impact -- Mobilizing politically -- Conclusion -- General Conclusions and Lessons -- Bibliography -- Photographs of interviewees taken by Kletus Muhena Likuwa -- Index.
- ISBN
- 9783906927190
- 3906927199
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library