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Sharp and Spiegel fieldwork in Matatiele and Qwaqwa

Literature › Primary sources

Kind author survey or fieldwork
Producer John Sharp and Andrew Spiegel
Coverage 1982-1984
Works using it 1

Debates

Debate Works
Cheap labour thesis and the function of the reserves 1
Farm labour: mechanisation, labour shedding, wages and labour control 1

Works using this source

Work As cited Period How used
Sharp and Spiegel (1990) Sharp and Spiegel fieldwork in a Matatiele village (Transkei), 1982-4 1982-1984 Supplies the evidence on gender relations, remittance use, landholding differentiation and women's income-generating activities in the Matatiele village.
Sharp and Spiegel (1990) Sharp fieldwork in a Qwaqwa closer settlement (including household survey), 1982-4 1982-1984 (survey figure refers to 1983) Supplies the evidence on gender conflict over shebeening, male control of remittances, and employment histories of men in the closer settlement.
Sharp and Spiegel (1990) Survey in the Qwaqwa closer settlement (household survey of adult male employment in 1983) 1983 Provides the single quantitative figure that no more than 35% of adult men in surveyed households worked continuously in 1983, and the men/women contrast on relocation.