Unstable Ground: The Lives, Deaths, and Afterlives of Gold in South Africa - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231216111ISBN-10:231216114UPC:9780231216111Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Africa, Industries, Social HistoryBook Topic:South, Natural Resource ExtractionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.56 inchesWeight:2.6015Product ID:SCPX1HJGJ4
Unstable Ground: The Lives, Deaths, and Afterlives of Gold in South Africa
What has gold done to people? What has it made them do? The Witwatersrand in South Africa, once home to the world's richest goldfields, is today scattered with abandoned mines into which informal miners known as zama zamas venture in an illicit--often deadly--search for ore. Based on field research conducted across more than twenty-five years around these mines, Unstable Ground reveals the worlds...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231216111ISBN-10:231216114UPC:9780231216111Book Category:History, Business & EconomicsBook Subcategory:Africa, Industries, Social HistoryBook Topic:South, Natural Resource ExtractionSize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.56 inchesWeight:2.6015Product ID:SCPX1HJGJ4
Rosalind C. Morris is professor of anthropology at Columbia University. A writer, cultural critic, and documentary filmmaker, she has received numerous awards for her scholarly and artistic work, including a Guggenheim Fellowship.
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