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Residual Governance : How South Africa Foretells Planetary Futures /

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In Residual Governance, Gabrielle Hecht dives into the wastes of gold and uranium mining in South Africa to explore how communities, experts, and artists fight for infrastructural and environmental justice. Hecht outlines how mining in South Africa is a prime example of what she theorizes as residua...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hecht, Gabrielle (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Durham : Duke University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African Studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • ABBREVIATIONS
  • NOTE ON USAGE
  • INTRODUCTION: THE RACIAL CONTRACT IS TECHNOPOLITICAL
  • 1 YOU CAN SEE APARTHEID FROM SPACE
  • 2 THE HOLLOW RAND
  • 3 THE INSIDE-OUT RAND
  • 4 SOUTH AFRICA'S CHERNOBYL?
  • 5 LAND LAND MINES
  • CONCLUSION: LIVING IN A FUTURE WAY AHEAD OF OUR TIME
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTES
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX