Land, memory, reconstruction, and justice : perspectives on land claims in South Africa / edited by Cherryl Walker [and others].

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reconciling the past, present, and future : the parameters and practices of land restitution in South Africa / Ruth Hall -- Giving land back or righting wrongs? Comparative issues in the study of land restitution / Derick Fay and Deborah James -- Change through jurisprudence : the role of the courts in broadening the scope of restitution / Hanri Mostert -- Urban restitution narratives : Black River, Cape Town / Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie -- Right to land restitution as inspiration for mobilization / Marc Wegerif -- Choosing cash over land in Kalk Bay and Knysna : the time factor in urban land claims / Anna Bohlin -- Securing postsettlement support toward sustainable restitution : lessons from Covie / Angela Conway and Tim Xipu -- Acrimonious stakeholder politics ; reconciliation and redevelopment in District Six / Christiaan Beyers -- "Model tribes" and iconic conservationists? Tracking the Makuleke restitution case in Kruger National Park / Steven Robins and Kees van der Waal -- Khomani San land claim against the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park : requiring and acquiring authenticity / Christ de Wet and Eric Mgujulwa -- Land restitution and community politics : the case of Roosboom in KwaZulu-Natal / Chizuko Sato -- Land claims and comanagement of protected areas in South Africa : exploring the challenges / Thembela Kepe -- Restitution in default : land claims and the redevelopment of Cato Manor, Durban / Cherryl Walker -- Unfinished business : the role of governmental institutions after restitution of land rights / Alan Dodson -- Restitution, agriculture, and livelihoods : national debates and case studies from Limpopo Province / Michael Aliber [and others] -- Strategic questions about strategic partners : challenges and pitfalls in South Africa's new model of land restitution / Bill Derman, Edward Lahiff, and Espen Sjaastad.

""An outstanding and timely collection, Land, Memory, Reconstruction, and Justice is the most comprehensive treatment of land restitution in South Africa. It brings together a wealth of thematic and case study material from across the country and provides a rounded view of the multiple meanings of land restitution in postapartheid South Africa."--Ben Cousins, Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of the Western Cape" ""Written and edited by some of the leading scholars and activists on the land question in South Africa, this book is set to make an important and welcome contribution."--Lungisile Ntsebeza, University of Cape Town" "Land is a significant and controversial topic in South Africa. Addressing the land claims of those dispossessed in the past has proved to be a demanding, multidimensional process. In many respects the land restitution program that was launched as part of the county's transition to democracy in 1994 has failed to meet expectations, with ordinary citizens, policymakers, and analysts questioning not only its progress but also its outcomes and parameters." "Land, Memory, Reconstruction, and Justice brings together a wealth of topical material and case studies by leading experts in the field who present a rich mix of perspectives from politics, sociology, geography, social anthropology, law, history, and agricultural economics. The collection addresses both the material and the symbolic dimensions of land claims, in rural and urban contexts, and explores the complex intersection of issues confronting the restitution program, from the promotion of livelihoods to questions of rights, identity, and transitional justice."--Jacket.

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