The taming of land resistance: Lessons from the national land committee

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 39-69

  Mngxitama, Andile ^a,b  

^a Foundation for Human Rights   (South Africa)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Land; LandlessPeople's Movement(LPM); NationalLand Committee (NLC); Non governmental organizations (NGOs); Race

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; COLONIAL LEGACY; DEMOCRACY; GOVERNMENT; HISTORICAL RECORD; LAND AND PROPERTY; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33646693813     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909606061747     Document Type: Review

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