Less a barrier, more a line: the migration of Bechuanaland women to South Africa, 1850-1930

Auteur(s) et Affiliation(s)

COCKERTON, C.M.

Dept. of Geography, University of Waikato, Hamilton, Nouvelle-Zelande

Description :
This paper challenges some pervasive assumptions and misconceptions in the regional literature on migrant labour and agrarian transformation. It rejects the depiction of women as simply passive victims of the migrant labour system, and stresses Tswana women's migration strategies. The women travelled to a wide range of South African destinations. The first period (1850-1930) was characterized by various social and economic causes. Three overlapping spatial patterns, short-distance movements, migration streams, and step migrations correspond to particular categories of female migrant.

Type de document :
Article de périodique

Source :
Journal of historical geography, issn : 0305-7488, 1996, vol. 22, n°. 3, p. 291-307, Collation : Illustration

Date :
1996

Editeur :
Pays édition : Royaume-Uni, London ; New York, NY ; San Francisco, CA, Academic Press

Langue :
Anglais