Anglo American and the Rise of Modern South Africa

It is well known that the Anglo American Group of companies is a major force in the economic, political, and social life of South Africa, and that its influence extends deep into the rest of Africa, as well, as Europe, North and South America, Australia, and Asia. Yet there has been to date no thoroughgoing analysis of the conditions and extent of Anglo's power, the form it takes, how it works, and what its limitations are.

In this substantial scholarly study, Duncan Innes fills this need. By focusing on Anglo's rise to power with the industrial economy, and on the social and political conditions that surrounded and influenced that process, Innes presents a picture of the growth of capitalism in which the tendency toward monopoly is driven forward by the need to intensify the process of exploitation and control of the African workforce. This is thus not only a history of one company, but a history of South Africa, as well.

Author: Duncan Innes
Publisher: Monthly Review Press
Published: 01/01/1984
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780853456292

About the Author
Innes, Duncan: - Duncan Innes was student activist and is currently executive director of the Innes Labour Brief and a lecturer in the School of Economic and Business Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.