The Afrocentricity Trajectories of Looting in South Africa (Hardcover)

Looting has become an increasingly popular concept in South Africa as an unsophisticated interpretation of ownership by "force" of property during periods of mayhem. However, looting is a complex concept whose origin spans a long history that cuts across time and space. In The Afrocentricity Trajectories of Looting in South Africa, edited by Mfundo Masuku, Dalifa Ngobese, Mbulaheni Obert Maguvhe, and Sifiso Ndlovu, contributors provide sophisticated analysis on the concept of "looting" and address nuances in the concept of looting, looking at links to spiraling inequality and poverty, racialization of property ownership, and skewed access and benefits of economic policies. As shown in this collection, looting has taken on a variety of political meanings: a challenge to the violence of racial capitalism, an alternative and accelerated path to justice, and a way to call attention to the reality of racial violence that is often ignored by the media, to name a few. This volume provides a critical analysis of looting from a multi-disciplinary approach that focuses on a combination of themes to show that looting is deeply rooted in property "ownership" and spiraling poverty and inequality that is structural in nature.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2023
Editors:	Mfundo Mandla Masuku • Dalifa Ngobese • Mbulaheni Obert Maguvhe • Sifiso Ndlovu
Contributors:	Annah Dudu • Nirmala D. Gopal • Mbulaheni Obert Maguvhe • Tawanda Majoko • Dina Mokgadi Mashiyane • Mfundo Mandla Masuku
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	236
ISBN-13:	978-1-66691-990-5
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > History > African history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-66691-990-X
Barcode:	9781666919905

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