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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The migrant farmer in the history of the Cape colony, 1657-1842 The migrant farmer in the history of the Cape colony, 1657-1842 Petrus Johannes Van der Merwe,Roger B. Beck first English edition of "Trekboer in die geskiedenis van die Kaapcolonie, 1657-1842" OL1174276W
Behind The Walled Garden of Apartheid Behind The Walled Garden of Apartheid Claire Datnow Set against the backdrop of the draconian apartheid regime, Behind the Walled Garden of Apartheid, Datnow’s memoir of growing up in South Africa deftly conjures up the era's blatant racism and the ri… OL15695414W
The Jack Bank The Jack Bank Glen Retief Glen Retief's childhood was at once recognizably ordinary and brutally unusual. Raised in the middle of a game preserve where his father worked, Retief's warm nuclear family was a preserve of its own… OL15976290W
Development and dreams Development and dreams Udesh Pillay,Tomlinson, Richard,Orli Bass "Development and Dreams: The Urban Legacy of the 2010 Football World Cup considers the effects of South Africa's hosting the 2010 FIFA World Cup. It is held that here lies the greatest potential bene… OL16980689W
Born a Crime Born a Crime Trevor Noah Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that … OL17824318W
The development decade? The development decade? Vishnu Padayachee xii, 471 pages : 24 cm OL18205775W
Johannesburg Johannesburg Sarah Nuttall Johannesburg: The Elusive Metropolis is a pioneering effort to insert South Africa's largest city into urban theory, on its own terms. Johannesburg is Africa's premier metropolis. Yet theories of urb… OL18780459W
Good morning, Mr. Mandela Good morning, Mr. Mandela Zelda La Grange Zelda la Grange grew up in South Africa as a white Afrikaner who supported the rules of segregation. Yet just a few years after the end of Apartheid she would become a most trusted assistant to Nelso… OL19982003W
After Freedom After Freedom Katherine S. Newman,Ariane De Lannoy xiii, 279 pages ; 24 cm OL20338069W
The new South Africa at twenty The new South Africa at twenty Peter C. J. Vale,Estelle H. Prinsloo "In this book, some of South Africa's finest academic minds reflect on 20 years of democratic rule in the country. How far have South Africans really come? Is race still an entrenched issue in the co… OL22301682W
Diversities old and new Diversities old and new Steven Vertovec "How can people live together, with ever more diverse characteristics, in the world's rapidly expanding cities? The UN estimates a doubling of the world's urban population by 2050. Meanwhile, global … OL22313554W
Load shedding Load shedding Sarah Nuttall,Liz McGregor A collection of non-fiction stories and essays from South African authors, journalists and commentators covering diverse subjects such as corruption in the countryside, sexual abuse, "Zuluness" in ti… OL22792854W
Aurora, me & South Africa Aurora, me & South Africa Terry Dillon In 2000, Terence Dillon was invited to go to South Africa to provide advice to the Ministry of Education as it sought to introduce a new policy on school inspection, re-named whole-school evaluation.… OL27293530W
Men's pathways to parenthood Men's pathways to parenthood Tracy Morison Men's Pathways to Parenthood deals with the neglected topic of men's roles in decisions about having children. It contributes significantly to building a knowledge base around the intricacies and com… OL28587560W
Caneville Caneville Pierre L. Van den Berghe Based on field work and says a little about sugar-mill workers in a town in Durban, and the social structure that evolves in the study unit. OL3952143W
Power lines Power lines Jason Carter "Power lines pass over the town of Lochiel, South Africa. When Jason Carter arrived, the power lines of First-World South Africa ran directly through the village in the former black homeland...but th… OL5956867W
Incognegro Incognegro Frank B. Wilderson III Winner of the 2008 American Book Award/Before Columbus Foundation In 1995, a South African journalist informed Frank Wilderson, one of only two Black American members of the African National Congr… OL9591874W