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Labour emigration among the Moçambique Thonga: cultural and political factors
Africa • 29 (1) • Published In 1959 • Pages: 50-66
By: Harris, Marvin.
Abstract
This article discusses the major reasons that led to the conversion of the Thonga from a relatively self-contained small-scale farmers to migrant wage-earners who depended on employment opportunities in South African mines. The most important of these reasons is the traditional subordinate position of the younger brothers within Thonga socioeconomic hierarchy. Other reasons include land and labor policies of the colonial government which made it hard for villagers to remain autonomous.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Southern Africa
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
- Field Date
- 1953
- Coverage Date
- 1890-1953
- Coverage Place
- Thonga villages in Mozambigue and South Africa
- Notes
- Marvin Harris
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-65)
- LCCN
- 29010790
- LCSH
- Tsonga (African peoples)