Industrial labor in the colonial world : workers of the Chemin de Fer Dakar-Niger, 1881-1963 / James A. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Jim, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroad construction workers--Africa, French-speaking West--History.

Railroad construction workers.

History.

Physical Description:

xxiii, 154 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, 2002.

Contents:

1. The Early Years of Construction, 1880-1885 1

2. Completing the Kayes-Niger, 1886-1904 11

3. Construction Labor during the Years of Commercial Expansion, 1905-1929 21

4. Creating Professional Railroad Workers, 1923-1945 35

5. The Revolt of the Professionals, 1946-1948 49

6. Decline of the Railroad, 1948-1960 65.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [135]-150) and index.

ISBN:

032507089X

OCLC:

49326989