A politics of the poor: Shack dwellers' struggles in Durban

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-94

  Pithouse, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a University of Abahlali baseMjondolo   (South Africa)

^b University of Abahlali baseMjondolo

^c NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Durban; Shack dwellers; Slums; South Africa; Struggle

Indexed keywords

COLONIALISM; DEMOCRACY; POLITICS;

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

EID: 38149065173     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909607085588     Document Type: Article

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