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Gaining Ground? Rights and Property in South African Land Reform
'Rights' or 'Property'?: State, Society, the Law and the Landless in South Africa. 'A Sentimental Attachment to the Neighbourhood'. Expanding Restitution: The Question of Informal Rights. Challenging Restitution: African Owners, African Tenants and the Politics of Land Reform. 'To Take Back the Land': Labour Tenancy and the Landless Peoples' Movement. Between Public and Private: New Property Models. Rights, Welfare or the Market?: The New Redistribution. Land, Power and People: Chiefs, Brokers and Intermediaries. White Power, Black Redress: The Racial Politics of Land Reform. Conclusion
Biography
Deborah James is a Reader in the Department of Anthropology, LSE.
"This is a significant book about an area of profound concern... James writes with a companionable fluency that continues to capture one's interest as well as invite engaging expectations of what lies ahead. It [Gaining Ground?] is a straightforward, brightly informative read." - The Sunday Independent (South Africa), December 16th 2007
"On the whole, the book offers an interesting and nuanced perspective on land reform. It opens new avenues for researching land issues in South Africa and other contexts." - Maano Ramutsindela, University of Cape Town, African Affairs, vol 108, no 431 (April 2009)
