Amakomiti : grassroots democracy in South African shack settlements / Trevor Ngwane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ngwane, Trevor, author.

Series:

Wildcat Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy--South Africa.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press, [2021]

Summary:

A fascinating ethnography of the democratic organisation of shack settlements in South Africa.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Figures and Tables

Photos

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Series Preface

Preface

1. Introduction: Disrupting Private Land Ownership?

2. 'The People Cannot Live in the Air': History of the Squatter Movement in South Africa

3. Amakomiti are Everywhere

4. Fatal Embrace by the ANC in Duncan Village

5. Iinkundla of Nkaneng: The Rural in the Urban Dialectic

6. Thembelihle Settlement: A Vision of Hope

7. Amakomiti: A Vision of Alternatives

Postscript: Covid-19 and the Shacks

Appendix 1: List of Case Study Interviews

Appendix 2: List of Research Tour Interviews and Places Visited

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78680-765-3

OCLC:

1237308685