Thesiss

The concept "development" and its corollary "under- development" gained widerecognition and acceptance in the West in late 1950s and early 1960s,contemporaneous with the decolonisation of much of the Third World. In SouthAfrica in contrast, the concept was largely shunned during…

The thesis brings together two important themes within Geography and Development Studies. First, post-colonial analyses of social identity and difference; secondly, the relationship between social identity and the 'new' historiography of South Africa. These themes raise importan…