The Lower !Garib - Orange River : Pasts and Presents of a Southern African Border Region

The Lower !Garib - Orange River Pasts and Presents of a Southern African Border Region

The Lower !Garib, or Orange River flows through the historical Namaqualand and since 1990 has formed the international border between Namibia and South Africa. The contributors to his volume focus on this hardly discussed stretch of the Orange River to understand the region's social history, ge...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Akawa, Martha, contributor (contributor), Akawa, Martha, editor (editor), Lenggenhager, Luregn, editor, Miescher, Giorgio, editor, Nghitevelekwa, Romie, editor, Sinthumule, Ndidzulafhi Innocent, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : transcript Verlag [2023]
Colección:Global Studies
Materias:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
Border Studies.
Geography.
History of Colonialism.
History.
Politics.
Postcolonialism.
Social Geography.
South Africa.
Space.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009762661606719
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Sumario:The Lower !Garib, or Orange River flows through the historical Namaqualand and since 1990 has formed the international border between Namibia and South Africa. The contributors to his volume focus on this hardly discussed stretch of the Orange River to understand the region's social history, geography, and economy. It brings together scholars from Namibia, South Africa, and overseas, as well as the knowledge and analysis from people living in the region. In concise chapters and short portraits, they discuss the region's past and present from a variety of perspectives.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (326 p.)
ISBN:9783839466391

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