Work and Community among West African Migrant Workers since the Nineteenth Century Book

Work and Community among West African Migrant Workers since the Nineteenth Century, This book brings to light a forgotten history. It tells the story of a group of West Africans, the Kru, who as ship's labourers and seafarers contributed greatly to British colonial trade with West Africa. The Kru were among the earliest black people to s, Work and Community among West African Migrant Workers since the Nineteenth Century

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Work and Community among West African Migrant Workers since the Nineteenth Century
Written by author Diane Frost
Published by Liverpool University Press, March 1999
This book brings to light a forgotten history. It tells the story of a group of West Africans, the Kru, who as ship's labourers and seafarers contributed greatly to British colonial trade with West Africa. The Kru were among the earliest black people to s
Frost reclaims the forgotten history of a group of West Africans, the Kru, who as ship’s laborers and seafarers contributed greatly to British colonial trade with West Africa. "Ms. Frost provides us with an interesting account of this except

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List of Illustrations
List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction 1
I In the Beginning 5
1 Kru Country 7
2 Colonialism, Migration and a Diaspora in the Making 15
II Sailors and Workers 29
3 Early Work and Recruitment 31
4 Nature of Work 48
5 Labour Conditions 56
6 'Alien' Seamen in Liverpool 76
7 Work Palaver 88
III The Kru Community in Freetown 113
8 Settlement 115
9 Indirect Rule 124
10 Community and Social Organisation 157
IV The Kru Community in Liverpool 185
11 The Kru and the Black Community 187
12 Social Profile and Organisation 197
13 Identity 202
Conclusion 231
Appendix A 233
Appendix B 236
Appendix C 238
Appendix D 240
Appendix E 242
Appendix F 245
Appendix G 248
Bibliography 254
Index 269

Title: Work and Community among West African Migrant Workers since the Nineteenth Century

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Weight: 0.200 kg (0.44 lbs)

Width: 15.600 cm (6.14 inches)

Heigh : 23.400 cm (9.21 inches)

Depth: 0.900 cm (0.35 inches)

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	List of Illustrations
	List of figures
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction	1
I	In the Beginning	5
1	Kru Country	7
2	Colonialism, Migration and a Diaspora in the Making	15
II	Sailors and Workers	29
3	Early Work and Recruitment	31
4	Nature of Work	48
5	Labour Conditions	56
6	'Alien' Seamen in Liverpool	76
7	Work Palaver	88
III	The Kru Community in Freetown	113
8	Settlement	115
9	Indirect Rule	124
10	Community and Social Organisation	157
IV	The Kru Community in Liverpool	185
11	The Kru and the Black Community	187
12	Social Profile and Organisation	197
13	Identity	202
	Conclusion	231
	Appendix A	233
	Appendix B	236
	Appendix C	238
	Appendix D	240
	Appendix E	242
	Appendix F	245
	Appendix G	248
	Bibliography	254
	Index	269