Diamonds in the rough : corporate paternalism and African professionalism on the mines of colonial Angola, 1917-1975 /

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Author / Creator:Cleveland, Todd, author.
Imprint:Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2015]
©2015.
Description:xv, 289 pages : illustrations ; 24cm.
Language:English
Series:New African histories
New African histories series.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10385530
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ISBN:9780821421352 (hc : alk. paper)
0821421352 (hc : alk. paper)
9780821421345 (pb : alk. paper)
0821421344 (pb : alk. paper)
9780821445211 (pdf)
0821445219 (pdf)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to Angola's diamond past : paternalism, professionalism, and place
  • A bountiful place : the political economy of Lunda, 1870-1975
  • The recruitment process, 1921-75
  • A group effort : the collaborative process of diamond extraction, 1917-75
  • Negotiating stability : laborers' work-site strategies, 1922-75
  • Eventful evenings : life after the whistle blew, 1925-75
  • To stay or to leave : the end of the labor contract, 1921-75.