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

Diamonds in the Rough explores the lives of African laborers on Angola's diamond mines from the commencement of operations in 1917 to the colony's independence from Portugal in 1975. The mines were owned and operated by the Diamond Company of Angola, or Diamang, which enjoyed exclusive min...

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Main Author: Cleveland, Todd (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, [2015]
Series:New African histories series.
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505 0 0 |t An introduction to Angola's diamond past : paternalism, professionalism, and place --  |t A bountiful place : the political economy of Lunda, 1870-1975 --  |t The recruitment process, 1921-75 --  |t A group effort : the collaborative process of diamond extraction, 1917-75 --  |t Negotiating stability : laborers' work-site strategies, 1922-75 --  |t Eventful evenings : life after the whistle blew, 1925-75 --  |t To stay or to leave : the end of the labor contract, 1921-75. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
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