Reserves, migrant labour and the Karakul industry in Namibia

Abstract

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This thesis makes no claim to be objective. It is not possible to remain detached or impersonal in a siutation which violates the most fundamental principles of social justice and human dignity without finally denying one's own humanness. Nor does the lack of objectivity necessarily mean a distorted interpretation of a particular situation. The following chapters present a story which speaks for itself. It is the story of the historical development (up to the present day) of the karakul sheep industry in Namibia, with particular attention paid to the conditions of farm labourers and the role of Canada's Hudson Bay Company in this industry. As will be seen, and examination of this industry also entails an examination of the migrant labour and reserve system which began in the days of German colonialism and was consolidated under South African occupation..

Chapter I: Introduction; Chapter II: The colonial conquest; Chapter III: The growth of South African capitalism; Chapter IV: Reserves, migrant labour, and their impact on women; Chapter V: The Odendaal Plan: blueprint for underdevelopment; Chapter VI: The karakul industry: its founding and the role of farm labour in its maintenance; Chapter VII: The marketing of karakul pelts: one more reason wy it's hard not to think of the [Hudson] Bay [Company]; Chapter Viii: The militarization of Namibia and 'business as usual'