Katutura: A Place Where We Stay - Life in a Post-Apartheid Township in Namibia (Paperback, 1)

Katutura, located in Namibia's major urban center and capital, Windhoek, was a township created by apartheid, and administered in the past by the most rigid machinery of the apartheid era. Namibia became a sovereign state in 1990, and Katutura reflects many of the changes that have taken place. No longer part of a rigidly bounded social system, people in Katutura today have the opportunity to enter and leave as their personal circumstances dictate. Influenced in recent years by significant urban migration and the changing political and economic situation in the new South Africa, as well as a myriad of other factors, this diverse community has held special interest for the author who did fieldwork there for several years prior to 1975. Pendleton's recent visits provide a rich comparison of life in Katutura township during the peak of the apartheid years and in the post-independence period. In his systematic look at urbanization, poverty, stratification, ethnicity, social structure, and social history, he provides a compassionate view of the survivors of the unstable years of apartheid.

General

Imprint:	Ohio University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Research in International Studies, Africa Series
Release date:	April 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Wade C. Pendleton
Dimensions:	230 x 139 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade / Trade
Pages:	238
Edition:	1
ISBN-13:	978-0-89680-188-2
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-89680-188-8
Barcode:	9780896801882

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