An anatomy of dispossession: Post-apartheid land rights and farm dweller relocation in the context of a private game reserve initiative, northern KwaZulu-Natal

Journal of Contemporary African Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 238-257

  Brooks, Shirley ^a   Kjelstrup, Liv ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

dispossession; ecotourism; KwaZulu Natal; labour tenants; post apartheid land rights; private property; relocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84906068462     PISSN: 02589001     EISSN: 14699397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02589001.2014.925301     Document Type: Article

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