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The Ghanaian Factory Worker: Industrial Man in Africa
Margaret Peil
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Hardback. A pioneering study of the social aspects of industrialisation in a developing country in tropical Africa. Series: African Studies. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFDH; HBG; HBJH; HBTK; JHBL. Weight in Grams: 553. Ex Libris with usual markings. Fine copy in dustwrapper, DW with some minor nicks and bumps but remains very good
A pioneering study of the social aspects of industrialisation in a developing country in tropical Africa. Though industrial workers form a relatively small proportion of the Ghanaian population, they represent the 'modern' sector of the economy and industrial jobs are much sought after by school leavers. The occupational and migration histories, the work and home lives of these men and women are examined in the framework of current theories of modernity to demonstrate the effects of industrialisation in those countries where the process has not yet gone very far. This book surveys the field of industrialisation in Ghana and its ... Read more
A pioneering study of the social aspects of industrialisation in a developing country in tropical Africa. Though industrial workers form a relatively small proportion of the Ghanaian population, they represent the 'modern' sector of the economy and industrial jobs are much sought after by school leavers. The occupational and migration histories, the work and home lives of these men and women are examined in the framework of current theories of modernity to demonstrate the effects of industrialisation in those countries where the process has not yet gone very far. This book surveys the field of industrialisation in Ghana and its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1972
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
African Studies
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521082969
SKU
KKD0013801
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