Workers, War & the Origins of Apartheid: Labour & Politics in South Africa, 1939-48"This book provides a significant revision of South African labor history and makes an important contribution to the debate about apartheid's genesis. Using a range of untapped sources, it shows that there was far more strike action during World War II than has been officially acknowledged. A new working class, sometimes organized into multiracial unions, won improved wages and softened racial prejudice among white workers. |
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Workers, War & the Origins of Apartheid: Labour & Politics in South Africa ... Peter Alexander No preview available - 2000 |
Workers, War & the Origins of Apartheid: Labour & Politics in South Africa ... Peter Alexander No preview available - 2000 |
Workers, War & the Origins of Apartheid: Labour & Politics in South Africa ... Peter Alexander No preview available - 2000 |
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