Study of the origins of the migrant labour system in South Africa's gold mining industry. Traces the development of the recruiting system and discusses how the

In tracing the development of the recruiting system, Alan Jeeves shows how a large proportion of the labour supply came to be controlled by private labour compa

A journey through the history of African popular culture from the seventeenth century to the present day.

Examines the silicosis crisis in the South African mining industry, and reveals how the rate of, often fatal, tuberculosis among black migrant miners was hidden

This book examines social, economic and political issues in West, Eastern and Southern Africa in relation to borders, human mobility and regional integration. I