Class struggle in the foundary: Deskilling and the transition from manufacture to machinofacture among iron moulders in South Africa

Webster, E.2011-05-262011-05-261980-09-15http://hdl.handle.net/10539/9942African Studies Seminar series. Paper presented 15 September 1980This paper is a preliminary attempt to locate the process of deskilling of iron moulders in foundries in South Africa between 1896 and 1950 within an analysis of the labour process. It is an attempt to engage in a debate with Braverman's impressive account of the capitalist labour process through a specific study.enIron molders. South AfricaIron mines and mining. South AfricaClass struggle in the foundary: Deskilling and the transition from manufacture to machinofacture among iron moulders in South AfricaWorking Paper