Not White Enough, Not Black Enough: Racial Identity in the South African Coloured Community

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Not White Enough, Not Black Enough You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. This series of publications on Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Global and Comparative Studies is designed to present significant research, translation, and opinion to area specialists and to a wide community of persons interested in world affairs. The editor seeks manuscripts of quality on any subject and can usually make a decision regarding publication within three months of receipt of the original work. Production methods generally permit a work to appear within one year of acceptance. The editor works closely with authors to produce a highquality book. The series appears in a paperback format and is distributed worldwide . For more information, contact the executive editor at Ohio University Press, The Ridges, 19 Circle Drive, Athens, Ohio 45701. Executive editor: Gillian Berchowitz AREA CONSULTANTS Africa: Diane M. Ciekawy Latin America: Thomas Walker Southeast Asia: William H. Frederick Global and Comparative Studies: Ann R. Tickamyer The Ohio University Research in International Studies series is published for the Center for International Studies by Ohio University Press. The views expressed in individual volumes are those of the authors and should not be considered to represent the policies or beliefs of the Center for International Studies, Ohio University Press, or Ohio University. You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. Not White Enough, Not Black Enough R A C I A L I D E N T I T Y I N T H E S O U T H A F R I C A N C O L O U R E D C O M M U N I T Y Mohamed Adhikari Ohio University Research in International Studies Africa Series No. 83 Ohio University Press Athens Double Storey Books Cape Town You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. © 2005 by the Center for International Studies Ohio University Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form and by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, without permission in writing from the publisher. 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 5 4 3 2 1 The books in the Ohio University Research in International Studies Series are printed on acid-free paper ƒ ™ Published 2006 in Southern Africa by Double Storey Books, a division of Juta & Co. Ltd, Mercury Crescent, Wetton, Cape Town, South Africa ISBN 1 77013 002 0 (Double Storey) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Adhikari, Mohamed. Not white enough, not black enough : racial identity in the South African coloured community / Mohamed Adhikari. p. cm. — (Ohio University research in international studies. Africa series ; no. 83) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-89680-244-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Colored people (South Africa)—Race identity. 2. South Africa—Race relations. I. Title. II. Research in international studies. Africa series ; no. 83. DT1768.C65A34 2006 305.800968—dc22 2005025268 You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. For Rafiq and Zaheer You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. You are reading copyrighted material published by Ohio University Press/Swallow Press. Unauthorized posting, copying, or distributing of this work except as permitted under U.S. copyright law is illegal and injures the author and publisher. ...