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The Promise of Land
Fred Hendricks
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Description for The Promise of Land
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A century after the 1913 Natives' Land Act, there remains a land crisis in South Africa. How are we to understand the many dimensions of this crisis so that we can realistically move beyond the current inertia? The starting point for this book is that the current land reform policies in the country fail to take this colonial context of division and exclusion into account. As a result, there is an abiding land crisis in South Africa. The book examines the many dimensions of this crisis in urban areas, commercial farming areas and communal areas. It argues for a fundamental ... Read more
A century after the 1913 Natives' Land Act, there remains a land crisis in South Africa. How are we to understand the many dimensions of this crisis so that we can realistically move beyond the current inertia? The starting point for this book is that the current land reform policies in the country fail to take this colonial context of division and exclusion into account. As a result, there is an abiding land crisis in South Africa. The book examines the many dimensions of this crisis in urban areas, commercial farming areas and communal areas. It argues for a fundamental ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781431408160
SKU
V9781431408160
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About Fred Hendricks
Fred Hendricks obtained his PhD in Sociology from Uppsala University, Sweden. He is currently the Dean of Humanities at Rhodes University and his research interests include: Land and Agrarian Questions and Pensions and Development. Lungisile Ntsebeza has a PhD from Rhodes University. He is currently the Director and Holder of the AC Jordan Chair in African Studies and the NRF ... Read more
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