City of Extremes: The Spatial Politics of Johannesburg

by Martin J. Murray

City of Extremes is a powerful critique of urban development in greater Johannesburg since the end of apartheid in 1994. Martin J. Murray describes how a loose alliance of city builders-including real estate developers, large-scale property owners, municipal officials, and security specialists-has sought to remake Johannesburg in the upbeat image of a world-class city. By creating new sites of sequestered luxury catering to the comfort, safety,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822347687
• ISBN13: 9780822347682
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"