The frightened land : land, landscape and politics in South Africa in the twentieth century

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Title:

Author:

Beningfield, Jennifer.

ISBN:

9780415365932

9780415365550

9780203016916

Personal Author:

Beningfield, Jennifer.

Publication Information:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.

Physical Description:

xiii, 338 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

Contents:

Veld -- Farm -- 'Native' lands -- Invisible landscapes -- Erasures -- Appendix A : South African time line -- Appendix B : main apartheid legislation in South Africa.

Subject Term:

Landscapes -- Political aspects -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century.

Landscapes in literature.

Land use -- Political aspects -- South Africa -- History.

Apartheid -- South Africa.

Geographic Term:

South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip064/2005033936.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0654/2005033936-d.html

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An investigation into the spatial politics of separation and division in South Africa, principally during the apartheid years, and the effects of these physical and conceptual barriers on the land. In contrast to the weight of literature focusing on post-apartheid South Africa, the focus of this book includes the spatial, political and cultural landscape practices of the apartheid government and also refers to contemporary work done in Australia, England and the US. It probes the uncertainty and ambiguity of identities and cultures in post-apartheid society in order to gain a deep understanding of the history that individuals and society now confront.

Drawing on a wealth of research materials including literature, maps, newspapers, monuments, architectural drawings, government legislation, tourist brochures, political writing and oral histories, this book is well illustrated throughout and is a unique commentary on the spatial politics of a time of enormous change.

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