Gaining Ground?
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"This is a significant book about an area of profound concern... James writes with a companionable fluency that continues to capture one's interest as well as invite engaging expectations of what lies ahead. It [Gaining Ground?] is a straightforward, brightly informative read." - The Sunday Independent (South Africa), December 16th 2007
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Examines how land reform policy and practice in post-apartheid South Africa have been produced and contested. Set in the province of Mpumalanga, this book gives an ethnographic account of local initiatives and conflicts, showing how the poorest sectors of the landless have defied the South African state's attempts to privatise land holdings. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Routledge Cavendish
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- Sider
- 298
- ISBN
- 9781904385622
- Utgivelsesår
- 2006
- Format
- 23 x 16 cm
Anmeldelser
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"This is a significant book about an area of profound concern... James writes with a companionable fluency that continues to capture one's interest as well as invite engaging expectations of what lies ahead. It [Gaining Ground?] is a straightforward, brightly informative read." - The Sunday Independent (South Africa), December 16th 2007
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«
"This is a significant book about an area of profound concern... James writes with a companionable fluency that continues to capture one's interest as well as invite engaging expectations of what lies ahead. It [Gaining Ground?] is a straightforward, brightly informative read." - The Sunday Independent (South Africa), December 16th 2007
"On the whole, the book offers an interesting and nuanced perspective on land reform. It opens new avenues for researching land issues in South Africa and other contexts." - Maano Ramutsindela, University of Cape Town, African Affairs, vol 108, no 431 (April 2009)
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