Forced Labor in Colonial West Africa

During the colonial period in West Africa, European officials and businessmen faced a perennial shortage of labor; their response was to rely on coercion. Despite their rhetoric of "free wage labor," colonial officials thought Africans needed encouragement to understand time and work disci...

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Main Author: Ash, Catherine B. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2006
In: History compass
Year: 2006, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, Pages: 402-406
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