A politics of land occupation: State practice and everyday mobilization in Zille Raine Heights, Cape Town

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 518-530

  Thorn, Jessica ^a   Oldfield, Sophie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Eviction; land occupation; legal struggle; mobilization; state practice

Indexed keywords

INFORMAL SETTLEMENT; LAND RIGHTS; LANDOWNERSHIP; LEGAL RIGHTS; LEGAL SYSTEM; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL MOVEMENT; STATE-LOCAL RELATIONS; SUBURBAN AREA;

CAPE TOWN; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 80052993663     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909611403710     Document Type: Article

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