Women, Migration & the Cashew Economy in Southern Mozambique: 1945-1975

Analyses the lives and livelihoods of the female cashew shellers in Mozambique's capital in the colonial era, during which the industry grew to be a major export, and relates how the women played a fundamental, but previously underappreciated, role in the colony's economy.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeanne Marie Penvenne
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boydell and Brewer Limited 2015.
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Summary:Analyses the lives and livelihoods of the female cashew shellers in Mozambique's capital in the colonial era, during which the industry grew to be a major export, and relates how the women played a fundamental, but previously underappreciated, role in the colony's economy.
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781787447240
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