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Alexandra: A History
Philip Bonner
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Description for Alexandra: A History
Paperback. Presents a social history of one of South Africa's oldest townships. This title covers the period from the township's founding in 1912, when it was perceived as a peri-urban out-post, through to its growth as a centre of black working class life in the heart of Johannesburg, to the post-apartheid era. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 200 x 30. Weight in Grams: 885.
Alexandra - A History is a social history of one of South Africa's oldest townships. It covers the period from the township's founding in 1912, when it was perceived as a peri-urban out-post, through to its growth as a centre of black working class life in the heart of Johannesburg, to the post-apartheid era. Declared as a location for 'natives and coloureds', Alexandra became home to a diverse population where home-owners, tenants, squatters, hostel-dwellers, workers and migrants drawn from every corner of the country converged to make a life in the city. The stories of ordinary people are at the ... Read more
Alexandra - A History is a social history of one of South Africa's oldest townships. It covers the period from the township's founding in 1912, when it was perceived as a peri-urban out-post, through to its growth as a centre of black working class life in the heart of Johannesburg, to the post-apartheid era. Declared as a location for 'natives and coloureds', Alexandra became home to a diverse population where home-owners, tenants, squatters, hostel-dwellers, workers and migrants drawn from every corner of the country converged to make a life in the city. The stories of ordinary people are at the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781868144808
SKU
V9781868144808
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Ref
99-50
About Philip Bonner
Philip Bonner is Head of Department of History and the Chairperson of the History Workshop, and Noor Nieftagodien is a Lecturer in Development Studies and a Researcher for the History Workshop, both at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.
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