Remembering African labor migration to the Second World: Socialist mobilities between Angola, Mozambique, and East Germany: by Marcia Schenck, Springer, 2022, xxvii + 377, $49.99 (softcover), ISBN 9783031067785.

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      GERMANY (East); ANGOLA; MOZAMBIQUE
    • Abstract:
      "Remembering African labor migration to the Second World: Socialist mobilities between Angola, Mozambique, and East Germany" by Marcia Schenck is a book that explores the personal stories of approximately 21,000 Mozambican and 2,500 Angolan workers who traveled to East Germany in the 1980s. The book examines the labor contracts negotiated between the African countries and East Germany, which aimed to address labor shortages in East Germany and support the industrialization efforts in Angola and Mozambique. Through interviews with the workers, Schenck reconstructs the complex narratives of their experiences, highlighting the dualities they faced as both producers and consumers in East Germany. The book challenges common assumptions about state socialism and offers a unique perspective on migration and globalization from the Global South. [Extracted from the article]
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