Title Poverty, war, and violence in South Africa / Clifton Crais

Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 190 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Famished roads -- Maize and markets -- Poverty and plenty -- Politics of land and the crises of the twentieth century Summary "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 focuses on the enduring implications of violence in shaping South Africa's past and present. Crais details the devastation wrought by European forces and their African auxiliaries. Their violence led to wanton bloodshed, large-scale destruction of property, and famine. Crais explores how the survivors struggled to remake their lives, including the adoption of new crops, and the world of inequality and vulnerability colonial violence bequeathed. He concludes with a discussion of contemporary challenges and the threats to democracy in South Africa. Written for general readers and specialists alike, this book overturns conventional wisdom and offers new ways of understanding violence and poverty in the modern world"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-186) and index Notes Print version record Subject Land settlement -- South Africa -- History Violence -- South Africa -- History Economic development -- South Africa. Rural poor -- South Africa -- History HISTORY -- Africa -- General. HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General. HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa. Colonization Economic development Land settlement Rural poor Violence Armut Krieg Gewalt Kolonialismus Armut. Gewalt. Kolonialismus. SUBJECT South Africa -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125474 South Africa -- Colonization Subject South Africa Südafrika Südafrika (Staat) Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781139161671 1139161679 9781139005050 1139005057 9781139159623 1139159623 9781139157865 1139157868

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