| Abstract: | The book surveys in seven chapters the large literature on labor migration in east, west and southern Africa and interprets it from a political economy perspective. It addresses the controversies as to the origins of migrancy and its effects on the rural economy. Male migrants' experiences are described, and the rather different character of women's migration is examined. A central concern is the development of migrant workers' consciousness and forms of resistance. Labor protest among dockers, miners and domestic workers is examined and, finally, the persistence of migrancy in South Africa today is contrasted to the decline of labor migrancy in other parts of the continent. |
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