This book draws upon thinking about the work of the dead in the
context of deindustrialization—specifically, the decline of the
textile industry in Kaduna, Nigeria—and its consequences for
deceased workers’ families. The author shows how the dead work in
various ways for Christians and Muslims who worked in KTL mill in
Kaduna, not only for their families who still hope to receive
termination remittances, but also as connections to extended family
members in other parts of Nigeria and as claims to land and houses
in Kaduna. Building upon their actions as a way of thinking about
the ways that the dead work for the living, the author focuses on
three major themes. The first considers the growth of the city of
Kaduna as a colonial construct which, as the capital of the
Protectorate of Northern Nigeria, was organized by neighborhoods,
by public cemeteries, and by industrial areas. The second theme
examines the establishment of textile mills in the industrial area
and new ways of thinking about work and labor organization, time
regimens, and health, particularly occupational ailments documented
in mill clinic records. The third theme discusses the consequences
of KTL mill workers’ deaths for the lives of their widows and
children. This book will be of interest to scholars of African
studies, development studies, anthropology of work, and the history
of industrialization. The Introduction, Chapter 2 and the
Conclusion of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open
Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No
Derivatives 4.0 license available at
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781003058137
General
| Imprint: |
Routledge
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Routledge Contemporary Africa |
| Release date: |
May 2023 |
| First published: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Elisha P. Renne
|
| Dimensions: |
234 x 156mm (L x W) |
| Pages: |
160 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-367-52490-6 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-367-52490-2 |
| Barcode: |
9780367524906 |
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