Prisms of Work : Labour, Recruitment and Command in German East Africa
The phenomenon of labour takes the character of a prism. Labour is thereby always context dependent and constituted through the actions of all protagonists involved in any labour relationship. On the basis of three case studies in colonial German East Africa - the construction of the Central Railway...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Mnchen Wien : De Gruyter Oldenbourg,
[2023]
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| Mit dem übergeordneten Werk verknüpfte Titel: | Work in Global and Historical Perspective
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| Schlagworte: | HISTORY / Social History Deutsch-Ostafrika Arbeit Geschichte 1905-1916 Geschichte 1905-1910 |
| Umfang: | 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 406 p.) |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- List of Figures
- 1 Towards a Global History of Labour
- 2 Global Labour History in the Indian Ocean
- 3 The Central Railway
- 4 "The Machine" Defeats an Engine: The Otto Plantation in Kilossa
- 5 Bones of Contention? The Tendaguru Expedition
- 6 Conclusion and Outlook
- List of Works Cited
- Index