Richard Jeffries

Class, Power and Ideology in Ghana

The Railwaymen of Sekondi

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Produktbeschreibung

This study analyses the political history and sociology of one particular group - the railway workers of Ghana's third city, Sekondi-Takoradi.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 434g
• ISBN-13: 9780521100168
• ISBN-10: 052110016X
• Artikelnr.: 25529134

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. A political history of Ghanaian railway unionism: 1. The railway and harbour workers of Sekondi-Takoradi: a sociological profile
2. The origins and dynamics of Railway Union development
3. The railway workers in the nationalist movement - the meaning of political commitment
4. The politics of TUC reorganisation under the CPP regime
5. The railway workers' response to CPP socialism: the strike of 1961
6. The development of an independent and democratic trade union movement
7. The railway workers divided: the sources and structure of political conflict in the Railway Union
Part II. Class, power and ideology: 8. Class formation in Ghana
9. Power and organisation
10. The political culture of the railway workers
Conclusion.