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Why we are not a nation
Christine N. Qunta
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"In this incisive look at issues that are both topical and intractable -- the resolution of which is essential for the future of South Africa -- Christine Qunta demonstrates why we struggle to be a nation. In the title essay she examines a series of high-profile case studies that highlight what she calls 'markers of disparateness'. In another, she looks at the politics of hair, drawing parallels between the fate of Sarah Baartman and the wearing of weaves in contemporary society. Finally, she offers a sometimes light-hearted account of her experiences of running a legal practice at the dawn of democracy, and having to overcome barriers of race and gender."--Back cover.

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Seriti sa Sechaba Publishers
Language
English
Pages
220

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Subjects
Democracy, Race relations, Politics and government
Places
South Africa

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Table of Contents

Preface
Why we are not a nation. The first civilisations ; Mapungubwe: city of gold ; Beyond Mapungubwe ; The drunken ships arrive ; Written into law ; So what has changed? ; So what has not changed ; Markers of disparateness ; Tenuous loyalty to country and constitution ; The empty land thesis ; Lack of remorse ; The European 'saviours' ; Culture and race ; Naming rights ; The jingoism of reconciliation ; The rage of the African middle class ; Dance of deception ; The colony within ; The last word ; How to construct a new nation ; In conclusion
Is hair political? Manifesting whiteness ; Sarah Baartman ; Eye of the beholder ; Zoe Saldana wears blackface ; Skin deep: the wounds beneath the surface ; Weaving and alien identity ; Of race and region ; Role models ; 'But it's just hair - it's not that deep' ; The last word
Law, national duty and other hazards. In the beginning ; Rainmaking ; Venturing into the public sector ; Onward and upward ; Venturing into the private sector ; The Truth Commission ; The Rand Commission ; The call to national duty ; The art of juggling.

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Cape Town

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Dewey Decimal Class
305.800968
Library of Congress
JQ1992 .Q68 2016

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Pagination
xi, 220 pages
Number of pages
220

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL44436973M
ISBN 10
0994677014, 0994677057
ISBN 13
9780994677013, 9780994677051
OCLC/WorldCat
951524791

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