Women Migration The Cashew Economy In Southern Mozambique 1945 1975

Download or read book Women, Migration & the Cashew Economy in Southern Mozambique 1945-1975 written by Jeanne Penvenne and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2015 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.