In the last three years the migrant labor hostels of South Africa,
particularly those in the Transvaal, have gained international
notoriety as theaters of violence. For many years they were hidden
from public view and neglected by the white authorities. Now, it
seems, hostel dwellers may have chosen physical violence to draw
attention to the structural violence of their appalling conditions
of life. Yet we should not lose sight of the fact that the majority
of hostel dwellers are peace-loving people who have over the years
developed creative strategies to cope with their impoverished and
degrading environment.
In this challenging study, Dr. Mamphela Ramphele documents the life
of the hostel dwellers of Cape Town, for whom a bed is literally a
home for both themselves and their families. Elaborating the
concept of space in its many dimensions--not just physical, but
political, ideological, social, and economic as well--she
emphasizes the constraints exerted on hostel dwellers by the
limited spaces they inhabit. At the same time, she argues that
within these constraints people have managed to find room for
manoeuvre, and in her book explores the emancipatory possibilities
of their environment.
The text is illustrated with a number of black-and-white
photographs taken by Roger Meintjes in the townships and hostels.
General
| Imprint: |
Ohio University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 1993 |
| First published: |
1993 |
| Authors: |
Mamphela Ramphele
|
| Photographers: |
Roger Meintjes
|
| Dimensions: |
244 x 169 x 11mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
152 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8214-1063-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-8214-1063-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780821410639 |
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