Mamdani and the politics of migrant labor in South Africa: Durban dockworkers and the difference that geography makes

Political Geography

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 194-212

  Cox, Kevin R ^a   Hemson, David ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bifurcated state; Inkatha Freedom Party; KwaZulu Natal; Mamdani; Migrant labor; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

CIVIL SOCIETY; CULTURAL TRADITION; MIGRANT WORKER; NATIONAL IDENTITY; PARTY POLITICS; STATE BUILDING; URBAN POLITICS; URBANIZATION; VIOLENCE; VOTING BEHAVIOR;

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

EID: 38749136628     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2007.08.002     Document Type: Article

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