WebbThe promise of land (Paperback). A century after the 1913 Natives' Land Act, there remains a land crisis in South Africa. How are we to understand the... WebbFred Hendricks obtained his PhD in Sociology from Uppsala University, Sweden. He is currently the Dean of Humanities at Rhodes University and his research interests include: Land and Agrarian Questions and Pensions and Development.

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Expropriating the Land and its Moral Grounds: A Review Essay

http://jacana.bookslive.co.za/blog/2013/07/19/fred-hendricks-lungisile-ntsebeza-and-kirk-helliker-examine-land-reform-in-the-promise-of-land/ WebbEssentially, the book argues that in South Africa the 1994 transition from apartheid to democracy has not translated into a process of decolonisation. In fact, the very bases of colonialism and apartheid remain intact, since racial inequalities in both access to and ownership of land continue today. WebbIt argues for a fundamental change in approach to move beyond the impasse in both policy and thinking about land. Of particular importance is that social movements have a … rawcs flood appeal