Wake Up, This Is Joburg

by Tanya Zack and Mark Lewis

Book Overview

A single image taken from a high-rise building in inner-city Johannesburg uncovers layers of history--from its premise and promise of gold to its current improvisations. It reveals the city as carcass and as crucible, where informal agents and processes spearhead its rapid reshaping and transformation. In Wake Up, This Is Joburg, writer Tanya Zack and photographer Mark Lewis offer a stunning portrait of Johannesburg and personal stories of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478018704
• ISBN13: 9781478018704
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"