Territorial manipulation in apartheid South Africa: Resettlement, tribal politics and the making of the northern Ciskei, 1975-1990

Journal of Southern African Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 317-337

  Wotshela, Luvuyo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APARTHEID; RACIAL SEGREGATION; RESETTLEMENT POLICY; TERRITORIAL DELIMITATION;

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

EID: 3442898554     PISSN: 03057070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0305707042000215383     Document Type: Article

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