South Africa: The Rise and Fall of Apartheid examines the history of South Africa from 1948
to the present day, covering the introduction of the oppressive policy of apartheid when the …

The literature on 'world cities' has had an enormous influence on urban theory and planning
alike. From Manila to London, academics and policy makers have attempted to understand …

This book argues that Frican behaviour, often puzzling to outsiders, is shaped by ideas
which have historical roots stretching back for many centuries. It is therefore both a history …

summary Alexandra: A History is a social and political history of one of South Africa's oldest
townships. It begins with the founding of Alexandra as a freehold township in 1912 and …

During the Zimbabwean crisis, millions crossed through the apartheid-era border fence,
searching for ways to make ends meet. Maxim Bolt explores the lives of Zimbabwean …

This paper investigates the process of African urbanisation on the Witwatersrand. It suggests
that much of the existing literature on urbanisation in South Africa has tended to neglect first …

This collective volume is about the mobility of indigenous polities and communities in
Namibia, and colonial efforts at containment, during the first three decades (1915-1946) of …

Abstract The South African economy experienced substantial growth and change over the
course of the twentieth century. By the time of Union in 1910, gold-mining on the …

The African National Congress (ANC) is the oldest and most durable of African nationalist
movements, not only in South Africa but also across the continent. Since 1994, it has …

In the late 1970s, South African mental institutions were plagued with scandals about human
rights abuse, and psychiatric practitioners were accused of being agents of the apartheid …