Abahlali's Vocal Politics of Proximity: Speaking, Suffering and Political Subjectivization

Journal of Asian and African Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 498-515

  Selmeczi, Anna ^a  

^a CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Abahlali; abandonment; political subjectivity; Ranci re; superfluous people; urban struggles

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; DEMOCRACY; HOUSING CONDITIONS; HOUSING PROVISION; LIVING STANDARD; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POPULAR PROTEST; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN POPULATION;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84866988675     PISSN: 00219096     EISSN: 17452538     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021909612452703     Document Type: Article

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