Natural family conditions narratives of stabilization and the south african coal mines, 1910-1970

South African Geographical Journal

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 5-14

  Crush, J ^a,b   Soutter, C ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COAL MINING; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; LABOR MIGRATION; MIGRANT WORKER; TWENTIETH CENTURY; WORKING CONDITIONS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0032760213     PISSN: 03736245     EISSN: 21512418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03736245.1999.9713656     Document Type: Article

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