By Jeff Crisp,Doctor Gavin Hilson

This seminal paintings tells the tale of Ghana's gold miners, one of many oldest and such a lot militant teams of staff in Africa. it's a tale of fight opposed to exploitative mining businesses, repressive governments and authoritarian alternate union leaders.

Drawing on quite a lot of unique resources, together with formerly mystery executive and corporate documents, Jeff Crisp explores the altering nature of lifestyles and paintings within the gold mines, from the colonial period into the Eighties, and examines the designated different types of political attention and association which the miners built. The examine additionally presents an in depth account of the altering options of labour keep an eye on hired by way of mining capital and the kingdom, and exhibits how they did not minimize the staff' unity and culture of militant resistance.

Combining vigorous old narrative with unique research, this e-book is still a distinct contribution to the background of Africa and its operating class.

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