DANCE CIVET CAT. by Reynolds, Pamela: Child Labour In The Zambezi Valley.

Baobab Books. 1991. same as Zed Books or Ohio University Press isbn 0821409476.. Owners signature ffep, ff age-tanned, else VG+ unread copy.. 176pp paperback. A study of the Tonga people of Zimbabwe and a subsistance agricultural economy. Focusing on children's work she assesses how much work they do, the value of their work to their families and how it both limits their opportunities and fosters their personal growth and knowledge. Set in the context of the history of the Tonga people south of the Zambezi river and a discussion of their current position as a minority group in independent Zimbabwe, this is a study of social differentiation, particularly the impact of gender and age, and of the individual as a social agent. Based upon extensive fieldwork among the Tonga, it avoids the usual trap of analysing childrens' labour roles in isolation from social, economic, and political factors.