Building a New South Africa: One Conversation at a Time

by David Thelen and Karie L. Morgan

Once a thriving, multiracial community, the Sophiatown suburb of Johannesburg was home to many famous artists, musicians, and poets. It was also a place where residential apartheid was first put into practice with forced removals, buildings bulldozed, and the construction of new, cheap housing for white public employees. David Thelen and Karie L. Morgan facilitate conversations among today's Sophiatown residents about how they share spaces, experiences,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 025301784X
• ISBN13: 9780253017840
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 9.3"