Labour and Politics in Nigeria

Originally published in 1974 and with a new introduction for the 1981 edition, this book is a clear and vivid history of the role of organized labour in the politics of Nigeria. It covers the period from the first General Strike of 1945 to the civil war and reintegration of the country

List of contents

1.Nigeria: Polity and Society 2. The Economy and Employment 3. Fusion and Fissure: Nigeria's Central Labour Organizations 4. Trade Unions in Nigeria: Their Leaders and Their Members 5. The Unions as Political Agents 6. The Wage Bargain Nigeria 7. Trade Unions Under Military Rule 8. Labour and Politics in Africa; A Comparative Perspective

About the author

Robin Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Development Studies at the University of Oxford. For the first decade of his academic career, he worked on comparative labour issues. His books included Labour and Politics in Nigeria (1974) and the co-edited collections The development of an African working class (1975), International Labour and the Third World (1987), African Labor History (1978) and the current title, Peasants and Proletarians. He subsequently wrote on the themes of migration, globalization and diasporas. His best-known work is Global diasporas: An introduction (3rd edition, 2022).

Summary

Originally published in 1974 and with a new introduction for the 1981 edition, this book is a clear and vivid history of the role of organized labour in the politics of Nigeria. It covers the period from the first General Strike of 1945 to the civil war and reintegration of the country

Product details

• Authors: Robin Cohen, Robin (University of Oxford Cohen
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032703275
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3270327-5
• No. of pages: 298
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Nigeria, Social Theory, Industrial relations, health & safety, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Comparative Politics, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Labor & Industrial Relations, Comparative Politics, Industrial relations, occupational health and safety, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, labour politics west africa;Nigeria;Cohen;Robin