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Living Politics in South Africa's Urban Shacklands

Hardcover • 2018 • 1. edition

Living Politics in South Africa's Urban Shacklands

By Kerry Ryan Chance

2 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

While much has been written on post-apartheid social movements in South Africa, most discussion centers on ideal forms of movements, disregarding the reality and agency of the activists themselves. In Living Politics, Kerry Ryan Chance radically flips the conversation by focusing on the actual language and humanity of post-apartheid activists rather than the external, idealistic commentary of old. Tracking everyday practices and interactions between poor residents and state agents in South Afric...Show more

Social and cultural anthropology

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ISBN

9780226519524

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published year

2018

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1

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Living Politics in South Africa's Urban Shacklands

Format

Hardcover

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