Cultural weapons: Traditions, inventions and the transition to democratic governance in Metropolitan Durban

Urban Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 457-473

  Beall, Jo ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL TRADITION; DEMOCRATIZATION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLITICAL CHANGE;

AFRICA; DURBAN; KWAZULU-NATAL; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 32144434445     PISSN: 00420980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00420980500416966     Document Type: Article

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