Overview
Presents an innovative focus on philosophical themes in land reform
Introduces specifically Southern African approaches to a wide range of debates
Interdisciplinary and innovative in its approach
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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Front Matter
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History and Logic on Land
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Restitution, Compensation, and Development
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Land Jurisprudence (and Justice Issues)
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African Ethics and/on Land Reform and Redistribution
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About this book
This edited collection explores a variety of philosophical perspectives on land reform in Southern Africa. Presenting an innovative focus on the philosophical themes in land reform, the contributors reflect on traditional African conceptualisations of the land, as well as Western interpretations, introducing specifically Southern African approaches to a wide range of debates. Rooted in questions of colonization and decolonization, the chapters examine what reform ought to do for the people of Africa, providing contemporary reflections on the different racial and cultural facets of the land. Notably, ideas of reconciliation, compensation, justice, development, emancipation, Ubuntu, and empowerment are explored. Vigorous and interdisciplinary in their approach, the fifteen original chapters tackle a range of questions such as: What does land mean in Africa? What ethical considerations are relevant? Which mechanisms should be used in addressing injustice regarding land reform and redistribution? Providing a comprehensive engagement with philosophical and political issues of land reform in Southern Africa, this volume is an invaluable resource to scholars, not only in Africa, but wherever similar questions of land, dispossession, and justice arise.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Erasmus Masitera is a postdoctoral Research Fellow in Philosophy at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa, and Senior Lecturer at Great Zimbabwe University. He is the co-editor of Power in Contemporary Zimbabwe (2018) and his research interests are in the areas of social justice, human rights and on philosophical issues on land redistribution and reform.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Philosophical Perspectives on Land Reform in Southern Africa
Editors: Erasmus Masitera
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-49705-7
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Religion and Philosophy, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49704-0Published: 28 November 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-49707-1Published: 28 November 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-49705-7Published: 27 November 2020
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 341
Topics: Political Philosophy, Social Philosophy, Ethics, Postcolonial Philosophy, Philosophy of the Social Sciences, African Culture