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- Land, Memory, Reconstruction, and Justice: Perspectives on Land Claims in South Africa
- Book
- 2010
- Published by: Ohio University Press
summary
In South Africa land is one of the most significant and controversial topics. Land restitution has been a complex, multidimensional process that has failed to meet the expectations with which it was initially launched in 1994. Ordinary citizens, policymakers, and analysts have begun to question progress in land reform in the years since South Africa’s transition to democracy. Land, Memory, Reconstruction, and Justice brings together a wealth of topical material and case studies by leading experts in the field who present a rich mix of perspectives from politics, sociology, geography, social anthropology, law, history, and agricultural economics. The collection addresses both the material and the symbolic dimensions of land claims, in rural and urban contexts, and explores the complex intersection of issues confronting the restitution program, from the promotion of livelihoods to questions of rights, identity, and transitional justice. A valuable contribution to the field of land and agrarian studies, both in South Africa and internationally, it is undoubtedly the most comprehensive treatment to date of South Africa’s postapartheid land claims process and will be essential reading for scholars and students of land reform for years to come.
Table of Contents
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- List of Illustrations
- p. vii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Abbreviations
- p. xi
- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- Change through Jurisprudence
- pp. 61-80
- Urban Restitution Narratives
- pp. 83-99
- Acrimonious Stakeholder Politics
- pp. 143-162
- Land Restitution and Community Polotics
- pp. 215-232
- Restitution in Default
- pp. 255-272
- Unfinished Business
- pp. 273-287
- Restitution, Agriculture, and Livelihoods
- pp. 288-305
- Strategic Questions about Strategic Partners
- pp. 306-324
- Contributors
- pp. 325-327
Additional Information
ISBN
9780821443545
Related ISBN(s)
9780821419274
MARC Record
OCLC
794698916
Pages
335
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No