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Oral History, Community, and Displacement

Imagining Memories in Post-Apartheid South Africa

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Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Oral History (PSOH)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction: Imagining Memories

      • Sean Field
      Pages 1-16
  3. Communities and Identities under Apartheid

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 17-22
    2. Fragile Identities

      • Sean Field
      Pages 37-51
    3. Disappointed Men

      • Sean Field
      Pages 69-79
  4. Post-Apartheid Imaginings, Sites, and Places

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 81-85
    2. Imagining Communities

      • Sean Field
      Pages 87-100
    3. Sites of Memory in Langa

      • Sean Field
      Pages 101-116
    4. “Others Killed in My Eyes”

      • Sean Field
      Pages 133-145
  5. Conclusions without Closure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 147-152
    2. Beyond “Healing”

      • Sean Field
      Pages 153-164
    3. Disappointed Imaginings

      • Sean Field
      Pages 165-177
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 179-221

About this book

This book uses oral history methodology to record stories of people who experienced the brunt of racist forced removals in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. Through life stories and community case studies, it traces the human impact of this disruptive, often violent feature of apartheid's social engineering.

About the author

SEAN FIELD Senior Lecturer in the Historical Studies Department at the University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Oral History, Community, and Displacement

  • Book Subtitle: Imagining Memories in Post-Apartheid South Africa

  • Authors: Sean Field

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Oral History

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137011480

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: Palgrave History Collection, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Sean Field 2012

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-10890-5Published: 29 February 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-29178-6Published: 29 February 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-01148-0Published: 14 February 2012

  • Series ISSN: 2731-5673

  • Series E-ISSN: 2731-5681

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 221

  • Number of Illustrations: 21 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Cultural History, African History, African Politics, Social History, Oral History, Modern History

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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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