Alexandra: A History

by Phillip Bonner, Noor Nieftagodien, Philip Bonner

Alexandra: A History is a social and political history of one of South Africa's oldest townships. It begins with the founding of Alexandra as a freehold township in 1912 and traces its growth as a centre of black working-class life through the early years before the Nationalist government, through the struggles of the apartheid era and into the present day. Declared as a location for 'natives and coloureds', Alexandra became home to a diverse population...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1868144801
• ISBN13: 9781868144808
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Wits University Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.7" x 9.4"