Breaking the Buffalo
The Transformation of Stevedoring Work in Durban Between 1970 and 1990
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9968606 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernard Dubbeld (0000-0002-3230-9411, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | S11 |
| Pages | 97-122 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Review of Social History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8590 • E-ISSN: 1469-512X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020859003001287 |
| OpenAlex | W2102152341 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 2 |
In Durban, South Africa, stevedoring workers were the most physically powerful workers of all, and were known as onyathi in Zulu, or buffalo, which aptly described the physical and collective nature of their work. Throughout the century, the stevedoring industry was especially labour-intensive, necessitating teams of workers. As in most industries in South Africa, African workers built and maintained the docks. These buffalo developed the linkage that made Durban a thriving city and sustained the apartheid economy. Yet today the buffalo are all but gone, replaced by onboard warehouses known as containers. Machines have replaced the men once so integral to the survival of the city
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| Unique citing works | 7 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |