The Lower !Garib - Orange River : pasts and presents of a Southern African border region /

The Lower !Garib, or Orange River flows through the historical Namaqualand and since 1990 has formed the international border between Namibia and South Africa. The contributors to his volume focus on this hardly discussed stretch of the Orange River to understand the region's social history, ge...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lenggenhager, Luregn (Editor ), Akawa, Martha (Editor ), Miescher, Giorgio (Editor ), Nghitevelekwa, Romie (Editor ), Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript Verlag, 2023.
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
Boundaries
South Africa > Boundaries > History.
Namibia > Boundaries > History.
Orange River Estuary (Namibia and South Africa)
Africa > Orange River Estuary
Namibia
South Africa
Border Studies.
Geography.
History of Colonialism.
History.
Politics.
Postcolonialism.
Social Geography.
South Africa.
Space.
Electronic books.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:The Lower !Garib, or Orange River flows through the historical Namaqualand and since 1990 has formed the international border between Namibia and South Africa. The contributors to his volume focus on this hardly discussed stretch of the Orange River to understand the region's social history, geography, and economy. It brings together scholars from Namibia, South Africa, and overseas, as well as the knowledge and analysis from people living in the region. In concise chapters and short portraits, they discuss the region's past and present from a variety of perspectives.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : color illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9783839466391
3839466393
Acceso:Open Access

Ejemplares similares