Delineating the nation: South African censuses 1865-2007

Political Geography

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 101-109

  Christopher, A J ^a  

^a NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apartheid; Census; Imperialism; Nation; Racial classification; South Africa

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; CENSUS; DEMOCRACY; ETHNIC GROUP; IMPERIALISM; NATIONAL IDENTITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POST-COLONIALISM; RACIAL IDENTITY;

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

EID: 67349279823     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2008.12.003     Document Type: Article

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