Conflict and violence in Natal/KwaZulu: Historical perspectives

Politics & Social Sciences

A. de V. Minnaar

Politics & Government

Human Sciences Research Council

The relevance of theology for the 1990s (HSRC series on methodology)

Unknown, Author

<p>This title traces the complicated history of South African rugby from its establishment in the Cape in 1879 through to the 2019 World Cup championship.</p>

World Champions: The Story of South African Rugby

History

Winch, Jonty

Africa

Focusing on capital cities in nine sub-Saharan African countries, this volume traces how the power vested in them has evolved through different colonial backgrounds, radically different kinds of regimes after independence, waves of popular protest, explosive population growth, and, in most cases, stunted economic development. Starting at the point of national political emancipation, each case study explores the complicated processes of nation–state building through its manifestation in the “urban geology” of the city—its architecture, iconography, layout, and political use of urban space. Overwhelmed by the inevitable challenges resulting from their urbanization, the governments seated in most of these capital cities are in effect both powerful—wielding power over their populace—and powerless, unable to implement their plans and provide for their inhabitants. Exploring this dichotomy as well as urban forms of multilayered power, this analysis carves a new path in the rich field of studies related to African cities and politics.

Capital Cities in Africa: Power and Powerlessness

Therborn, Göran

Social Sciences

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