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Record Nr.

UNINA9910476818003321

Autore

Beningfield Jennifer

Titolo

Frightened Land : Land, Landscape and Politics in South Africa in the Twentieth Century / / Jennifer Beningfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2006

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiii, 338 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

809.9

Soggetti

Apartheid - South Africa

Land use

Landscapes in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Section 1: Veld  1. Wilderness & Veld  2. Memory & Inscription  3. Map & Monument  Section 2: Farm  4. A Failed Eden  5. 'Natural' Identity  6. The Fertile Desert  Section 3: 'Native' Lands  7. 'Native' Lands  8. Language, Nation & Landscape  9. Tribal Landscapes  Section 4: Invisible Landscapes  10. Desire & Distance  11. Veld & City  12. Invisibility & Silence  Section 5: Erasures  13. Landscapes & Erasures  14. Landscapes of the Imagination  15. Transforming Landscape.  Bibliography.  Unpublished Sources.  Appendix  A: South African Time Line   B: Key Pieces of Apartheid Legislation in South Africa Bibliography Archives and other sources Index.

Sommario/riassunto

An investigation into the spatial politics of separation and division in South Africa, principally during the apartheid years, and the effects of these physical and conceptual barriers on the land. In contrast to the weight of literature focusing on post-apartheid South Africa, the focus of this book includes the spatial, political and cultural landscape practices of the apartheid government and also refers to contemporary work done in Australia, England and the US. It probes the uncertainty and ambiguity of identities and cultures in post-apartheid society in order to gain a deep understanding of the history that individuals and society now confront. Drawing on a wealth of research materials including literature, maps, newspapers, monuments, architectural drawings, government legislation, tourist brochures, political writing



and oral histories, this book is well illustrated throughout and is a unique commentary on the spatial politics of a time of enormous change.