Introduction: A new politics of the poor emerges from South Africa's shantytowns

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-17

  Gibson, Nigel C ^a  

^a EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITICAL CHANGE; POLITICS;

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

EID: 38149034313     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909607085641     Document Type: Review

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