Amakomiti : Grassroots democracy in South African shack settlements /

A fascinating ethnography of the democratic organisation of shack settlements in South Africa.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ngwane, Trevor
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : Pluto Press, 2021.
Series:Wildcat (Pluto Press)
Subjects:
Citizens' associations > South Africa.
Squatter settlements > South Africa.
Slums > South Africa.
Democracy > South Africa.
Comités de citoyens > Afrique du Sud.
Bidonvilles > Afrique du Sud.
Citizens' associations
Democracy
Slums
Squatter settlements
South Africa
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • List of Photos
  • List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Series Preface
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction: Disrupting Private Land Ownership?
  • 2. 'The People Cannot Live in the Air': History of the Squatter Movement in South Africa
  • 3. Amakomiti are Everywhere
  • 4. Fatal Embrace by the ANC in Duncan Village
  • 5. Iinkundla of Nkaneng: The Rural in the Urban Dialectic
  • 6. Thembelihle Settlement: A Vision of Hope
  • 7. Amakomiti: A Vision of Alternatives
  • Postscript: Covid-19 and the Shacks
  • Appendix 1: List of Case Study Interviews
  • Appendix 2: List of Research Tour Interviews and Places Visited
  • Notes
  • Index

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