Poverty, War, and Violence in South Africa

by Clifton C. Crais and Clifton Crais

Book Overview

Poverty and violence are issues of global importance. In Poverty, War, and Violence in South Africa, Clifton Crais explores the relationship between colonial conquest and the making of South Africa's rural poor. Based on a wealth of archival sources, this detailed history changes our understanding of the origins of the gut-wrenching poverty that characterizes rural areas today. Crais shifts attention away from general models of economic change and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107607957
• ISBN13: 9781107607958
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"