Books in the Routledge Contemporary South Africa series

This book investigates the local impacts of mining in South Africa on employment, inequality, housing, business development, worker well-being, governance, municipal finance, planning and the environment.

This book asks if Johannesburg can unstitch its complex urban fabric to create a city with more democratic public transport, affordable housing in desirable locations and safe, socially and racially integrated public spaces. These essays are instructive for those interested in questions of urban development, history and planning.

This book shows the multifaceted ways in which radio has provided pace for South African citizens to air their views and take part in significant socio-economic and political issues of the country, creating a `common¿ space for national dialogue and deliberation.

This book reflects on the complex and contested idea of South Africa, drawing on a wide range of disciplinary perspectives. The book covers themes including identity formation, modernity, race, indigeneity, autochthony, land, gender, intellectual traditions, language, popular culture, and national development planning.

This book considers the key critical interventions on short story writing in South Africa written in English since the year 2000. The perfect guide to contemporary short story writing in South Africa, this book will be essential reading for researchers of African literature.

This book investigates how customary practices in South Africa have led to negotiation and contestation over human rights, gender, and generational power. It will be of interest to researchers across the fields of sociology, family/customary law, gender, social policy, and African Studies.