Emerging Johannesburg : perspectives on the postapartheid city / edited by Richard Tomlinson ... [and others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tomlinson, Richard, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Johannesburg (South Africa)--Social conditions.

Johannesburg (South Africa).

Johannesburg (South Africa)--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xv, 305 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2003.

Summary:

Following the dismantling of apartheid in 1994, hopes ran high that Johannesburg would distinguish itself as sub-Saharan Africa's gateway into the world economy and serve as a driving force for the establishment of neo-liberal capitalist institutions throughout the region. However, despite the considerable progress the area has made in recent years, South Africa is still plagued by the same problems faced by other sub-Saharan states, namely devastating poverty, crime, violence, and AIDS. The first book to address the differences between apartheid and postapartheid Johannesburg and to treat the city in regional, national, and international contexts, Emerging Johannesburg explores the recent economic and political transformations that have defined and hindered the city in its development as a world player. Contributors address issues such as Johannesburg's urban/suburban divide and its relationship to poverty and socio-political power, local politics, AIDS, and the effect of postapartheid life on ordinary residents.

Contents:

The postapartheid struggle for an integrated Johannesburg

Villas of the Highveld : a cultural perspective on Johannesburg and its "northern suburbs"

The race, class, and space of shopping

New forms of class and racial segregation : ghettos or ethnic enclaves?

Property investors and decentralization : a case of false competition?

Making a living in the city : the case of clothing manufacturers

Violent crime in Johannesburg

On belonging and becoming in African cities

Reclaiming democratic spaces: civics and politics in posttransition Johannesburg

HIV/AIDS: implications for local governance, housing, and delivery of services

Social differentiation and urban governance in greater Soweto: a case study of postapartheid meadowlands

The limits of law: social rights and urban development

Johannesburg Art Gallery and the urban future

Johannesburg's futures: beyond developmentalism and global success

Johannesburg in flight from itself: political culture shapes urban discourse.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

041593558X

0415935598

OCLC:

50184834