Native life in South Africa is one of South Africa's great political books. First published in 1916, it was first and foremost a response to the Native's land Act of 1913, and was written by one of the most gifted and influential writers and journalists of his generation. Native life in South Africa provides an account of the origins of this crucially important piece of legislation, and a devastating description of its immediate effects. Plaatje spent many weeks traveling the countryside, and the most moving chapters in the title tell us what he saw. His book explores the wider historical and political context that produced policies of the kind embodied in the Land Act, and documents meticulously the steps by South Africa's rulers to exclude black South Africans from the exercise of political power.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Picador Africa, Pan Macmillan South Africa
ISBN-10
1770100725
ISBN-13
9781770100725
eBay Product ID (ePID)
107370134
Product Key Features
Author
Sol T. Plaatje
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Subject
Current Affairs & Issues
Type
Textbook
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Johannesburg
Date of Publication
01/10/2007
Country of Publication
South Africa
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