Forced Volunteers: The Complexities of Coercion in Central Mozambique, 1942-1961

Forced Volunteers: The Complexities of Coercion in Central Mozambique, 1942-1961

Author: 
Guthrie, Zachary Kagan
Publisher: 
African Studies Centre, Boston University
Date published: 
2016
Record type: 
Journal article
Region: 
Africa
Southern Africa
Journal Title: 
The International Journal of African Historical Studies
Source: 
The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2016, pp. 195-212
Subject: 
MOZAMBIQUE-HISTORY
SLAVE LABOR
Abstract: 

An essay is presented on the processes that forced labor becane forced in central Mozambique from 1942 to 1961. The tools of colonial power used by Portuguese are examined as well as how authorities forced Africans to work, the importance of coerced movement in forced labor, and Portuguese colonialism. Also discussed are the coercive practices, the existence of voluntary forced workers, free labor, and histiography of forced labor.

Language: 
English
Country focus: 
Mozambique
Catagory URL: 
http://www.bu.edu/

CITATION: Guthrie, Zachary Kagan. Forced Volunteers: The Complexities of Coercion in Central Mozambique, 1942-1961 . : African Studies Centre, Boston University , 2016. The International Journal of African Historical Studies, Vol. 49, No. 2, 2016, pp. 195-212 - Available at: https://library.au.int/forced-volunteers-complexities-coercion-central-mozambique-1942-1961