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S. Nombuso Dlamini - Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa, 1990-94 - 9780802039118 - V9780802039118
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Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa, 1990-94

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Description for Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa, 1990-94 hardcover. Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa shows how the youth identify variously as fans of jazz or hip-hop who espouse a none-racial national character, as athletes who feel a strong connection to traditional Zulu patriarchy, or in many other social and political subcultures. Series: Anthropological Horizons. Num Pages: 260 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 23. Weight in Grams: 500.

Documenting youth participation in the South African anti-apartheid struggle, Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa examines identity construction and negotiation in the region of KwaZulu/Natal. Based on extensive interviews, Sibusisiwe Nombuso Dlamini presents life stories of survival and identity negotiation in a region and at a time where to be youthful and politically active was to be associated with membership in Nelson Mandela's African National Congress – a potentially dangerous association.

Zulus are far from being an homogenous group. Dlamini examines the dynamics both of group identification – that of being a young Zulu – and of the differences, both ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
Series
Anthropological Horizons
Number of Pages
260
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802039118
SKU
V9780802039118
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About S. Nombuso Dlamini
S. Nombuso Dlamini is an associate professor in the Faculty of Education at York University.

Reviews for Youth and Identity Politics in South Africa, 1990-94
"'This is a highly readable book that makes a significant contribution to social anthropology. As an anthropologist, it was stimulating for me to read an ethnography centred in South Africa that was able to convey the seriousness of the political context, while at the same time bringing the human face of this to the fore. Its ethnographic detail is perhaps ... Read more

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