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Katutura: A Place Where We Stay: Life in a Post-Apartheid Township in Namibia
Wade C. Pendleton
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Description for Katutura: A Place Where We Stay: Life in a Post-Apartheid Township in Namibia
Paperback. Katutura, located in Namibia's major urban center and capital, Windhoek, was a township created by apartheid, and administered in the past by the most rigid machinery of the apartheid era. This book looks at urbanization, poverty, stratification, ethnicity, social structure, and social history. Series: Research in International Studies - Africa Series. Num Pages: 170 pages, Tables, maps, photos. BIC Classification: HBG; HBJH; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 139 x 407. Weight in Grams: 295.
Katutura, located in Namibia’s major urban center and capital, Windhoek, was a township created by apartheid, and administered in the past by the most rigid machinery of the apartheid era. Namibia became a sovereign state in 1990, and Katutura reflects many of the changes that have taken place. No longer part of a rigidly bounded social system, people in Katutura today have the opportunity to enter and leave as their personal circumstances dictate. Influenced in recent years by significant urban migration and the changing political and economic situation in the new South Africa, as well as a myriad of other ... Read more
Katutura, located in Namibia’s major urban center and capital, Windhoek, was a township created by apartheid, and administered in the past by the most rigid machinery of the apartheid era. Namibia became a sovereign state in 1990, and Katutura reflects many of the changes that have taken place. No longer part of a rigidly bounded social system, people in Katutura today have the opportunity to enter and leave as their personal circumstances dictate. Influenced in recent years by significant urban migration and the changing political and economic situation in the new South Africa, as well as a myriad of other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
170
Condition
New
Series
Research in International Studies - Africa Series
Number of Pages
238
Place of Publication
Athens, United States
ISBN
9780896801882
SKU
V9780896801882
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About Wade C. Pendleton
Wade C. Pendleton, Professor of Anthropology at San Diego State University in California, after having been refused entry into Namibia for eleven years, returned in 1987 to pursure a variety of research projects, including this follow-up to his earlier work in the township of Katutura.
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