Landscape of Memory : Commemorative Monuments, Memorials and Public Statuary in Post-Apartheid South Africa
โ Scribed by Sabine Marschall
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 424
- Series
- Afrika-Studiecentrum Ser.
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
This book critically investigates the flourishing monument phenomenon in post-apartheid South Africa, notably the political discourses that fuel it; its impact on identity formation, its potential benefits, and most importantly its ambivalences and contradictions.
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