In this compelling study, Rebekah Lee explores the process and consequences of settlement through the everyday lives and testimonies of three generations of African women in Cape Town during the apartheid (1948-94) and post-apartheid periods. How did African women experience apartheid? How did they
Women, Activism and Apartheid South Africa
โ Scribed by Bev Orton
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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