An unsettled belonging: Zimbabwean farm workers in Limpopo Province, South Africa

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 401-415

  Rutherford, Blair ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Citizenship; Farm workers; Migration; South Africa; Sovereignty; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CITIZENSHIP; MIGRATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SOVEREIGNTY;

AFRICA; LIMPOPO; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 56749097020     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: 14699397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02589000802481973     Document Type: Article

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