A social history from below: life stories from Wentworth, South Africa

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dc.date.accessioned 2024-12-10T13:02:48Z
dc.date.available 2024-12-10T13:02:48Z
dc.date.issued 2024-12-10 en
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/23779
dc.description.abstract A social history from below: Life stories from Wentworth, South Africa, is a collection of edited life story interviews conducted with 25 current and past residents of Wentworth, Durban, that illustrates the social history of this historically ‘çoloured’ township. This history from below documents the formation of the townships in the late 1950s and its history through the life experiences of the 25 residents during various periods. The book illustrates the wide diversity of the members of this black South African community in terms of origin, ancestry, class, educational qualifications, political outlook, self-identification, primary concerns, political activism, contribution to society, social impediments suffered, etc. that refute generalisations made about the ‘race’ to which they belong. The life stories also illustrate the impact of major transformations, such as the advent of democracy, on members of this community. en
dc.format.medium Print en
dc.publisher HSRC Press en
dc.subject POLITICAL TRANSITION en
dc.subject SOCIO- ECONOMIC STATUS en
dc.subject HOUSING ALLOCATION en
dc.subject WENTWORTH en
dc.subject KWAZULU-NATAL en
dc.subject COLOURED PEOPLE en
dc.subject HISTORY en
dc.title A social history from below: life stories from Wentworth, South Africa en
dc.type Monograph (Book) en
dc.description.version Y en
dc.ProjectNumber TWAJAA en
dc.BudgetYear 2024/25 en
dc.ResearchGroup Developmental, Capable and Ethical State en
dc.ResearchGroup Impact Centre en
dc.PlaceOfPublication Cape Town en
dc.ArchiveNumber 9814723 en
dc.outputnumber 15380 en
dc.bibliographictitle Houston, G., Van Rooyen, H., Anderson, B., Smith, D., Harold, M., Saber, T. & Couch, M. (2024) A social history from below: life stories from Wentworth, South Africa. Cape Town: HSRC Press. en
dc.publicationyear 2024 en
dc.contributor.author1 Houston, G. en
dc.contributor.author2 Van Rooyen, H. en
dc.contributor.author3 Anderson, B. en
dc.contributor.author4 Smith, D. en
dc.contributor.author5 Harold, M. en
dc.contributor.author6 Saber, T. en
dc.contributor.author7 Couch, M. en


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