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Sport, Space and Segregation: Politics and Society in Pietermaritzburg
Christopher Merrett
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Description for Sport, Space and Segregation: Politics and Society in Pietermaritzburg
Paperback. Uses physical recreation as a lens through which to view the political, social, economic and cultural history of the South African city of Pietermaritzburg. This book traces successive ideologies of imperialism, colonial segregation and apartheid to show how sport was used to keep communities apart. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; JPV; WS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 170 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Christopher Merrett uses physical recreation as a lens through which to view the political, social, economic and cultural history of the South African city of Pietermaritzburg. He traces successive ideologies of imperialism, colonial segregation and apartheid to show how sport was used to keep communities apart. This is a story of insiders and outsiders. Sport in Pietermaritzburg was white sport. The resultant geography provides an insight into the psychology of racism. After the imposition of group areas legislation, access to recreation facilities became a powerful cause for the city's anti-apartheid coalition. Sport provided an opportunity, one of the few in ... Read more
Christopher Merrett uses physical recreation as a lens through which to view the political, social, economic and cultural history of the South African city of Pietermaritzburg. He traces successive ideologies of imperialism, colonial segregation and apartheid to show how sport was used to keep communities apart. This is a story of insiders and outsiders. Sport in Pietermaritzburg was white sport. The resultant geography provides an insight into the psychology of racism. After the imposition of group areas legislation, access to recreation facilities became a powerful cause for the city's anti-apartheid coalition. Sport provided an opportunity, one of the few in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University Of KwaZulu-Natal Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
Scottsville, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa
ISBN
9781869141615
SKU
V9781869141615
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About Christopher Merrett
Christopher Merrett works for The Witness, Pietermaritzburg's daily newspaper. During the apartheid years he was secretary of the non-racial Maritzburg District Cricket Union and an inter-provincial umpire. He has written widely on the political history of South African sport and is the co-author with Bruce Murray of Caught Behind: Race and Politics in Springbok Cricket.
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