| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 199 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
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| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Series |
African history ; volume 4
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African history (Brill Academic Publishers) ; v. 4.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-190) and index. |
| Summary |
"In Angola's Colossal Lie. Forced Labor on a Sugar Plantation, 1913-1977 Jeremy Ball explains how forced labor produced enormous profits at one of colonial Angola's largest agro-industrial enterprises. Using oral histories and a never before accessed company archive, Ball describes how Angolan experienced and remember forced labor."--Provided by publisher. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Sugarcane, aguardente, forced labor, and the founding of Cassequel sugar plantation, 1899-1920 -- Cassequel and the Estado novo, 1921 to World War II -- "I escaped in a coffin" : remembering Angolan forced labor from World War II to 1960 -- African nationalism, war, and labor reform, 1961-1973 -- Independence and the nationalization of Cassequel, 1974-1977 -- Conclusion. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Forced labor -- Angola -- History -- 20th century.
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Forced labor. |
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Angola. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Sugar workers -- Angola -- History -- 20th century.
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Sugar workers. |
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Sugarcane industry -- Angola -- History -- 20th century.
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Sugarcane industry. |
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Sugar -- Manufacture and refining -- Angola -- History -- 20th century.
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Sugar -- Manufacture and refining. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ball, Jeremy. Angola's colossal lie 9789004301740 (DLC) 2015023731 (OCoLC)911200050 |
| ISBN |
9789004301757 (electronic book) |
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9004301755 (electronic book) |
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9789004301740 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004301747 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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