ISBN: 9780520086449 - going for gold: men, mines, and migration (perspectives on southern africa, 51, band 51) (12 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. This book tells the story of the lives of migrant black African men who work on the South African gold mines, told from their own point of view and, as much as possible, in their own words. Dunbar Moodie examines the operation of local power structures and resistances, changes in production techniques, the limits and successes of unionization, and the nature of ethnic conflicts at different periods and on different terrains of struggle. He treats his subject thematically and historically, examining how notions of integrity, manhood, sexuality, work, power, solidarity, and violence have all changed over time, especially with the shift to a proletarianized work force on the mines in the 1970s. Moodie integrates analyses of individual life-strategies with theories of social change, illuminating the ways in which these play off each other in historically significant ways. He shows how human beings (in this case, African men) build integrity and construct their own social order, even in situations of apparent total repression. …

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Paperback. Zustand: Used-Very Good. First. Pap. Slight shelf-wear.

Zustand: as new. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1994. Paperback. xxi. 337 pp. Index. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9780520086449. Keywords : SOUTH-AFRICA, gold.

Zustand: good. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.…

Zustand: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Zustand: New. pp. 372.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 372 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. Tells the story of the lives of migrant black African men who work on the South African gold mines. This book examines the operation of local power structures and resistances, changes in production techniques, the limits and successes of unionization, and t.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'An indispensable look at the working conditions, social lives, and collective action of black miners. . . . (Moodie's) meticulous, reflective, incessantly questioning approach to power, drink, sexuality, conflict, and routine life in mines and compounds reveals an extraordinary world at the edge of hope and desperation.'--Charles Tilly, The New School for Social Research'Combines a rigorous use of theory with a marvellous and sensitive sympathy.'--Terence O. Ranger, co-editor of 'The Invention of Tradition.…