Crush, Jonathan

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CRUSH, Jonathan

CRUSH, Jonathan. British/Canadian, b. 1953. Genres: Geography, Area studies. Career: National University of Lesotho, Roma, lecturer in human geography, 1979-81; Queen's University, Kingston, ON, research fellow and assistant professor of geography, 1983-85, research fellow, 1987-92, associate professor, 1987-93, professor of geography, 1993-, director of IDRC Migrant Labour Project, 1990-93, director of Southern African Migration Project, 1996-2004, director of Southern African Research Centre, 2000-; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Mactaggart fellow and assistant professor of geography, 1985-87. University of Natal, visiting research fellow in development studies, 1984; University of the Witwatersrand, visiting scholar, 1987, visiting research fellow, 1989; University of Cape Town, research fellow and visiting scholar, 1989, 1997-98. Publications: The Struggle for Swazi Labour, 1890-1920, 1987; (with A. Jeeves and D. Yudelman) South Africa's Labor Empire: A History of Black Migrancy to the Gold Mines, 1991. EDITOR: (with C. Ambler, and contrib.) Liquor and Labour in Southern Africa, 1992; Power of Development, 1995; (with W. James) Crossing Boundaries, 1995; (with A. Jeeves, and contrib.) White Farms, Black Labor, 1997; Beyond Control: Immigration and Human Rights in a Democratic South Africa, 1998. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor of articles and reviews to geography and African studies journals. Address: Southern Africa Research Centre, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada K7L 3N6. Online address: crushj@post.queensu.ca

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