General Labour History of Africa (EPDF) von Stefano Bellucci

The first comprehensive and authoritative history of work and labour in Africa; a key text for all working on African Studies and Labour History worldwide.

Foreword by Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director General and Regional Director for Africa
Introduction: The "Labour Question" in Africanist Historiography - Stefano Bellucci and Andreas Eckert
Part I: Free and Unfree Labour
Wage labour - Andreas Eckert
Precarious and Informal Labour - Franco Barchiesi
Forced Labour - Babacar Fall and Richard L. Roberts
Part II: Key Sectors
Agriculture - Julia Tischler
Mining - Carolyn A. Brown
Industry and Manufacturing - Patrick Neveling
Transport - Stefano Bellucci
Part III: International Dimensions and Mobility
The International Labour Organization - Luca Puddu and Daniel Roger Maul and Hakeem Ibikunle Tijani
Labour Migration - Helena Pérez-Niño
Part IV Varieties of Work
Domestic Work - Deborah Fahy Bryceson
Military and Pollice - Michelle R. Moyd and Joël Glasman
Crime and Illegal Work - Laurent Fourchard
White-Collar Workers - Dmitri van den Bersselaar
Entertainment, Sport and Tourism - Andreas Admasie
Part V: Entrepreneurs and Self-Employment
Capitalists and Labour in Africa - Gareth Austin
Entrepreneurial Labour - Sara S. Berry
Professionals and Executives - Rory Pilossof
Part VI: The State, Unions and Welfare
Labour and the State - Akua O. Britwum and Leyla Dakhli
Trade Unions - Bill Freund
Social Welfare - Ben Scully and Rana Jawad
Mutualism and Cooperative Work - Samuel A. Nyanchoga
Part VII: Conclusions
The Labour Question in Africa and the World - Frederick Cooper