| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 199 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
African history ; volume 4 |
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African history (Brill Academic Publishers) ; v. 4.
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| Contents |
Introduction -- Sugarcane, aguardente, forced labor, and the founding of Cassequel sugar plantation, 1899-1920 -- Cassequel and the Estado novo, 1921 to World War II -- "I escaped in a coffin" : remembering Angolan forced labor from World War II to 1960 -- African nationalism, war, and labor reform, 1961-1973 -- Independence and the nationalization of Cassequel, 1974-1977 -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"In Angola's Colossal Lie. Forced Labor on a Sugar Plantation, 1913-1977 Jeremy Ball explains how forced labor produced enormous profits at one of colonial Angola's largest agro-industrial enterprises. Using oral histories and a never before accessed company archive, Ball describes how Angolan experienced and remember forced labor."--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-190) and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from e-book title screen (EBL platform, viewed November 20, 2015) |
| Subject |
Forced labor -- Angola -- History -- 20th century
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Sugar workers -- Angola -- History -- 20th century
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Sugarcane industry -- Angola -- History -- 20th century
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Sugar -- Manufacture and refining -- Angola -- History -- 20th century
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Labor.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Labor & Industrial Relations.
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Forced labor
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Sugar -- Manufacture and refining
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Sugar workers
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Sugarcane industry
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Angola
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004301757 |
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9004301755 |
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