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We Are the Poors: Community Struggles in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Ashwin Desai
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Paperback. Community Struggles in Post-apartheid South Africa. 160 pages, 6ill. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JH; JPW. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 11. Weight: 258.
When Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa in 1994, freedom-loving people around the world hailed a victory over racial domination. The end of apartheid did not change the basic conditions of the oppressed majority, however. Material inequality has deepened and new forms of solidarity and resistance have emerged in communities that have forged new and dynamic political identities. We Are the Poors follows the growth of the most unexpected of these community movements, beginning in one township of Durban, linking up with community and labor struggles in other parts of the country, and coming together in massive anti-government ... Read more
When Nelson Mandela was elected president of South Africa in 1994, freedom-loving people around the world hailed a victory over racial domination. The end of apartheid did not change the basic conditions of the oppressed majority, however. Material inequality has deepened and new forms of solidarity and resistance have emerged in communities that have forged new and dynamic political identities. We Are the Poors follows the growth of the most unexpected of these community movements, beginning in one township of Durban, linking up with community and labor struggles in other parts of the country, and coming together in massive anti-government ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Monthly Review Press
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781583670507
SKU
V9781583670507
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About Ashwin Desai
Ashwin Desai teaches at the Workers' College in Durban, South Africa, and is a newspaper columnist and community activist. He is the author of Arise Ye Coolies and South Africa: Still Revolting.
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