Class, Power and Ideology in Ghana: The Railwaymen of Sekondi

by Richard Jeffries

Book Overview

Although there is a growing body of literature on the process and potential political consequences of class-formation in Africa, there are virtually no detailed studies of the political attitudes and behaviour of African industrial workers. First published in 1978, this study analyses the political history and sociology of one particular group - the railway workers of Ghana's third city, Sekondi-Takoradi, who are renowned for their leading role in...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521218063
• ISBN13: 9780521218061
• Release Date: November 1978
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.