The race to transform: Sport in post-apartheid South Africa
Ashwin Desai (ed.)
Soft cover
264pp
ISBN: 978-07969-2319-6
R 190.00
2010 The Race to Transform: Sport in post-apartheid South Africa takes stock of sport in South Africa, and provides a pioneering exploration of how sport reflects matters such as enduring inequality, racial transformation and the making (or otherwise) of a common South African destiny. With the lens focused on national teams in global events there has been less emphasis on how South Africa's transition has impacted on township sport. This book provides a view on the relationship between elite and grassroots sport in the context of growing economic disparities and the emergence of an influential black middle and super-rich class. The contributors, a mix of activist intellectuals and those directly involved in the game, outline an agenda for both theory and practice in the ongoing debate about sport and transformation in South Africa. Written in a style that is accessible and interesting, this book is essential reading for all South Africans including sport enthusiasts, administrators, social scientists and people with an interest in social change. Get it here...
Growing up in the new South Africa: Childhood and adolescence in post-apartheid Cape Town
Rachel Bray, Imke Gooskens, Sue Moses, Lauren Kahn and Jeremy Seekings
Soft cover
448pp
ISBN 978-07969-2313-4
R 270.00
2010 How has the end of apartheid affected the experiences of South African children and adolescents? This pioneering study provides a compelling account of the realities of everyday life for the first generation of children and adolescents growing up in a democratic South Africa. The authors examine the lives of young people across historically divided communities at home, in the neighbourhoods where they live, and at school. Growing up in the new South Africa is based on rich ethnographic research in one area of Cape Town, together with an ana lysis of quantitative data for the city as a whole. It is a must read for everyone interested in the well-being of young South Africans and the social realities of post-apartheid South Africa. Get it here...
Inside Indian Indenture: A South African story, 1860 - 1914
Ashwin Desai and Goolam Vahed
Soft cover
512pp
ISBN 978-07969-2144-1
R 295.00
2010 Inside Indian Indenture is a timely and monumental work which makes a significant contribution to our understanding of South African Indian history. It tells a story about the many beginnings and multiple journeys that made up the indentured experience. The authors seek to trespass directly into the lives of the indentured themselves. They explore the terrain of the everyday by focusing on religious and cultural expressions, leisure activities, power relations on the plantations, the weapons of resistance and forms of collaboration that were developed in conflicts with the colonial overlords. Inside Indian Indenture is a special commemorative edition published by the HSRC Press which marks the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the first ship of indentured Indian labourers in South Africa in November 1860. Get it here...
Constructing a democratic developmental state in South Africa: Potentials and challenges
Omano Edigheji (ed.)
Soft cover
336pp
ISBN 978-07969-2333-2
R 220.00
2010 The social and economic successes of Asia have drawn global attention to the developmental state as a possible model for developing countries. In South Africa, many, including government, see this as a possible panacea to the country's social, economic and institutional crises. However, a government committing itself to constructing a developmental state is one thing; actually implementing the necessary institutional and policy reforms to bring that into reality is another.In this seminal collection, an interdisciplinary team of distinguished scholars examine how South Africa could go about building a democratic developmental state, while drawing on relevant conceptual models and useful comparative experiences from other countries. An authoritative and comprehensive volume that illuminates the political economy of economic development, Constructing a democratic developmental state in South Africa is a must read for anyone interested in the political and economic future of South Africa. Get it here...
South African national HIV prevalence, incidence, behaviour and communication survey 2008: The health of our children
Research Consortium (Olive Shisana – Principal Investigator, Thomas Rehle – Principal Investigator and Leickness Simbayi – Co-Principal Investigator)
Soft cover
104pp
ISBN 978-07969-2325-7
R 160.00
2010 Understanding the general health status of children aged 18 years and below in relation to the HIV epidemic is paramount in South Africa - a country that has both the highest number of adults and children living with HIV/AIDS in the world. In this cardinal report, research findings from a population-based household survey are presented on the general health status of infants, children, and adolescents in South Africa including morbidity, utilisation of health facilities, immunisation coverage, HIV status and associated risk factors. This compelling study also investigates the exposure of children and adolescents to HIV communication programmes and presents essential data on male circumcision as well as the acceptability of the practice. This report will play a vital role in assisting policy makers and stakeholders in targeting and prioritising key issues in planning and programming efforts focusing on the broad health issues of South African children. It will also be invaluable to health professionals, the media, researchers and academics. Get it here...
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