Hoe and wage : a social history of a circular migration system in West Africa / Dennis Cordell, Joel W. Gregory, Victor Piché
1996, 1st edition. Boulder, Colo : Westview Press. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dulled. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #388481
ISBN: 0813336082
Physical description; 384 p : ill. ; map ; 24 cm. Contents; 1. Migration in West Africa: Past and Present -- 2. Contexts of Burkinabe Migration: Precolonial Societies and Colonial Policies -- 3. The Creation of a Male Migrant Labor System: Colonial Burkina Faso, 1900-1946 -- 4. From Colonial Ghana to Cote d'Ivoire: The Growth of "Free" Labor Migration, 1947-73 -- 5. "The Men Followed the Money and the Women Followed the Men": Female Migration, 1900-1973 -- 6. "Yes, Migration Is Good, but ...," "Yes, Migration Is Bad, but ... ": Circular Migration and Underdevelopment. Subjects; Migration, Internal Africa, West History. Burkina Faso History. Agriculture. Family division of labour. Gender role. Return migration. Labor mobility.
Price: €18.00