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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