Print, Text and Book Cultures in South Africa explores the power of print and the politics of the book in South Africa from a range of perspectives--historical, bibliographic, literary-critical, socio
In "African-Language Literatures, " Innocentia Jabulisile Mhlambi charts new directions in the study of African-language literatures generally, and isiZulu fiction in particular. She proposes that Afr
Pierre Bourdieu (1930-2002) is the most influential sociologist of our time. His works take in education, culture, class, philosophy, religion, law, media, intellectuals, methodology, colonialism, kin
This collection focuses on David Lewis-Williams and the extent of his personal impact on the field of rock art research. It is largely through his work that San rock art has come to be understood so w
"As poverty and unemployment deepen in contemporary South Africa, the burning question becomes, how do the poor survive? This book provides a compelling answer. Based on intensive fieldwork, it shows
South Africa’s future is increasingly tied up with that of India. While trade and investment between the two countries is intensifying, they share long-standing historical ties and have much in common
The Public Conversations lecture series at Wits University proceeded from three central propositions: that ongoing public deliberation is a powerful vehicle for social change and economic progress, an
Life of bone brings into sharp relief, and interrogates, the abutting practices of art and science, which have co-existed since the beginning of our species. It is based on an exhibition, scheduled to
Horses were key to the colonial economies of southern Africa, buttressing the socio-political order and inspiring contemporary imaginations. Just as they had done in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Nor
This book aims to provide an overview of the history of South Africa's 'Cradle of Humankind', and of the important human and animal fossils that have been discovered there, for a non-specialist audien
In the varied architectural landscape of District Six in Cape Town lived a close-knit community of artists, musicians, writers, politicians, priests, sheikhs, workers, gangsters, sportsmen, housewives
Nothing But the Truth tells the story of two brothers, of sibling rivalry, of exile, of memory and reconciliation, of the perplexities of freedom. "The past will always be a powerful presence in the p
"... a very useful introduction to the major questions confronting historians of nineteenth-century South Africa. It represents the end of the beginning of a new stage in historical research and writi
