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The story of an African working class : Ghanaian miners' struggles, 1870-1980

Title
  1. The story of an African working class : Ghanaian miners' struggles, 1870-1980 / Jeff Crisp.
Published by
  1. London : Zed Books ; Totowa, N.J. : US distributor, Biblio Distribution Center, 1984.
Author
  1. Crisp, Jeff.

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Description
  1. xviii, 200 pages : illustrations, map; 22 cm.
Summary
  1. Study of the historical evolution of miners' labour disputes in the gold mining industry of Ghana - examines the miners' struggle to improve working conditions, and the opposition encountered from employers (management attitudes) and labour administration during and after colonialism; covers the labour market, incl. Migrant workers, trade unionization, trade union attitudes and militancy, participation of miners in general strikes and in revolts against military governments and civilian governments (political opposition), etc. Map, diagrams, organigram.
Series statement
  1. Third World studies
  2. Africa labour studies
Uniform title
  1. Third World studies.
  2. Africa labour studies.
Subject
  1. 1800-1999
  2. Geschichte 1870-1970
  3. Gold miners > Ghana > History
  4. Working class > Africa > History > 20th century
  5. Working class > Africa > History > 19th century
  6. Gold miners
  7. Working class
  8. Arbeitskampf
  9. Goldbergbau
  10. Mijnwerkers
  11. Goudmijnen
  12. history
  13. miner
  14. labour dispute
  15. gold
  16. mining
  17. working conditions
  18. employer
  19. management attitude
  20. labour administration
  21. colonialism
  22. labour market
  23. migrant workers
  24. trade unionization
  25. trade union attitude
  26. militancy
  27. general strike
  28. military government
  29. government
  30. political opposition
  31. Gold miners > Ghana
  32. Working class > Ghana > History
  33. Or > Mines et extraction > Histoire. > Ghana
  34. Mouvement ouvrier > Ghana > Histoire
  35. Mineurs d'or > Ghana > Histoire
  36. histoire
  37. mineur
  38. conflit du travail
  39. or
  40. industrie minière
  41. conditions de travail
  42. employeur
  43. attitude patronale
  44. administration du travail
  45. colonialisme
  46. marché du travail
  47. travailleur migrant
  48. syndicalisation
  49. attitude syndicale
  50. militantisme
  51. grève générale
  52. gouvernement militaire
  53. gouvernement
  54. opposition politique
  55. historia
  56. minero
  57. conflicto de trabajo
  58. oro
  59. explotación minera
  60. condiciones de trabajo
  61. empleador
  62. actitud de la dirección
  63. administración del trabajo
  64. colonialismo
  65. mercado de trabajo
  66. trabajador migrante
  67. sindicalización
  68. actitud sindical
  69. militancia
  70. huelga general
  71. gobierno militar
  72. gobierno
  73. oposición política
  74. Africa
  75. Ghana
  76. Ghana
Genre/Form
  1. History
  2. map.
  3. organigram.
  4. carte géographique.
  5. organigramme.
  6. mapa.
  7. organigrama.
Owning institution
  1. Princeton University Library
Note
  1. Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  1. Bibliography: p. 189-195.