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

Sommario

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

Info autore

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).

Riassunto

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

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Robin Cohen, Robin (University of Oxford Cohen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2024
• EAN: 9781032703275
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3270327-5
• Pagine: 298
• Serie: Routledge Revivals
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali; 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