Labor in Colonial Kenya after the Forced Labor Convention, 1930–1963

Labor in Colonial Kenya after the Forced Labor Convention, 1930–1963 by Opolot Okia.

This book advances research into the government-forced labor used widely in colonial Kenya from 1930 to 1963 after the passage of the International Labor Organization’s Forced Labour Convention. While the 1930 Convention intended to mark the suppression of forced labor practices, various exemptions...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Okia, Opolot (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
Edition:1st ed. 2019.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Africa, Sub-Saharan—History.
Imperialism.
Labor—History.
History, Modern.
Electronic resources (E-books)
Online Access:Click to view e-book
Holy Cross Note:Loaded electronically.
Electronic access restricted to members of the Holy Cross Community.
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction: Communal Forced Labor as a Mask of Tradition
  • 2 ''Skinny Scarecrows'': Forced Labor in Kenya before the Forced Labor Convention
  • 3 The Tactical Compromise: The 1930 Forced Labor Convention and Kenya Colony
  • 4 Interlude: Forced Labor during WWII
  • 5 Protecting the Soil (1): Communal Labor and Land Degradation in Central Province
  • 6 Protecting the Soil (2): Communal Labor and Land Degredation in Nyanza Province
  • 7 Controlling ''Spivs'': The ILO and Emergency Communal Labor, 1952-1960
  • 8 Conclusion: The Phoenix of Abolition
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