Suchergebnisse - "SOUTH AFRICA"

Melancholia of freedom: social life in an Indian township in South Africa von Hansen, Thomas Blom

“… The end of apartheid in 1994 signaled a moment of freedom and a promise of a nonracial future. With this promise came an injunction: define yourself as you …”
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Knowledge and Colonialism: Eighteenth-century Travellers in South Africa von Huigen, Siegfried

“… Knowledge and Colonialism examines writings and drawings of eighteenth-century scientific travellers in South Africa against the background of administrative …”
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South Africa pushed to the limit: the political economy of change von Marais, Hein

“… Shows that although the legacy of apartheid weighs heavy, many of the choices made since 1994 have compounded those handicaps …”
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Fractured Militancy: Precarious Resistance in South Africa after Racial Inclusion von Paret, Marcel

“… Drawing on extensive ethnographic fieldwork and interviews with activists, Fractured Militancy tells the story of postapartheid South Africa from the …”
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Literacy and Power von Janks, Hilary

“… ‘This is a map of the field of critical literacy – drawn with precision and care. Our guide on the journey is a scholar and teacher, political activist and …”
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Wild religion: tracking the sacred in South Africa von Chidester, David

“… Wild Religion is a wild ride through recent South African history from the advent of democracy in 1994 to the euphoria of the football World Cup in 2010. In …”
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Women's Organizations and Democracy in South Africa: Contesting Authority von Hassim, Shireen

“… The transition to democracy in South Africa was one of the defining events in twentieth-century political history. The South African women’s movement is one of …”
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Morning in South Africa von Campbell, John

“… This incisive, deeply informed book introduces post-apartheid South Africa to an international audience. South Africa has a history of racism and white …”
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The decolonial mandela: peace, justice and the politics of life von Ndlovu-Gatsheni, Sabelo J

“… A significant contribution to the emerging literature on decolonial studies, this concise and forcefully argued volume lays out a groundbreaking interpretation …”
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Rural resistance in South Africa : the Mpondo revolts after fifty years von Kepe, Thembela, Ntsebeza, Lungisile

“… Drawing on scholarship from multiple disciplines, this volume presents a fresh understanding of the Mpondo uprising in South Africa; focusing on its meanings …”
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Rethinking the South African Crisis: Nationalism, Populism, Hegemony von Hart, Gillian Patricia

“… Since the end of apartheid, South Africa has become an extreme yet unexceptional embodiment of forces at play in many other regions of the world: intensifying …”
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Love in the Time of AIDS: Inequality, Gender, and Rights in South Africa von Hunter, Mark D.

“… In some parts of South Africa, more than one in three people are HIV positive. Love in the Time of AIDS explores transformations in notions of gender and …”
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At Home with Apartheid: The Hidden Landscapes of Domestic Service in Johannesburg von Ginsburg, Rebecca

“… Despite their peaceful, bucolic appearance, the tree-lined streets of South African suburbia were no refuge from the racial tensions and indignities of …”
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Global flows, local appropriations: facets of secularisation and re - islamization among contemporary cape muslims von Bangstad, Sindre

“… Global Flows, Local Appropriations; Facets of Secularisation and Re-Islamization Among Contemporary Cape Muslims is the first ethnographic study of muslims in …”
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Healing roots: anthropology in life and medicine von Laplante, Julie

“… Umhlonyane, also known as Artemisia afra, is one of the oldest and best-documented indigenous medicines in South Africa. This bush, which grows wild throughout …”
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Seeking the right to food : food activism in South Africa von Nkrumah, Bright

“… Exploring why South Africans rarely use activism to address food insecurity, this study of collective action and food security in South Africa, presented …”
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The Last Afrikaner Leaders: A Supreme Test of Power von Giliomee, Hermann

“… Finalist for the Alan Paton Award In his latest book, renowned historian Hermann Giliomee challenges the conventional wisdom on the downfall of white rule and …”
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The Law and the Prophets: Black Consciousness in South Africa, 1968–1977 von Magaziner, Daniel

“… "No nation can win a battle without faith, " Steve Biko wrote, and as Daniel R. Magaziner demonstrates in The Law and the Prophets, the combination of …”
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Building Apartheid: On Architecture and Order in Imperial Cape Town von Coetzer, Nicholas

“… Through a specific architectural lens, this book exposes the role the British Empire played in the development of apartheid. Through reference to previously …”
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Poverty, War, and Violence in South Africa von Crais, Clifton

“… Poverty and violence are issues of global importance. In Poverty, War, and Violence in South Africa, Clifton Crais explores the relationship between colonial …”
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