Author: S. Klausen
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230511252
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Using original primary sources, this book uncovers and analyzes for the first time the politics of fertility and the battle over birth control in South Africa from 1910 (the year the country was formed) to 1945. It examines the nature and achievements of the South African birth-control movement in pre-apartheid South Africa, including the establishment of voluntary birth-control organizations in urban centres, the national birth-control coalition, and the clinic practices of the country's first birth-control clinics. The book spotlights important actors such as the birth controllers themselves, the women of all 'races' who utilized the clinics' services and the Department of Public Health, placing these within an international as well as national context.
Race, Maternity, and the Politics of Birth Control in South Africa, 1910-39
Author: S. Klausen
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230511252
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Using original primary sources, this book uncovers and analyzes for the first time the politics of fertility and the battle over birth control in South Africa from 1910 (the year the country was formed) to 1945. It examines the nature and achievements of the South African birth-control movement in pre-apartheid South Africa, including the establishment of voluntary birth-control organizations in urban centres, the national birth-control coalition, and the clinic practices of the country's first birth-control clinics. The book spotlights important actors such as the birth controllers themselves, the women of all 'races' who utilized the clinics' services and the Department of Public Health, placing these within an international as well as national context.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230511252
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
Using original primary sources, this book uncovers and analyzes for the first time the politics of fertility and the battle over birth control in South Africa from 1910 (the year the country was formed) to 1945. It examines the nature and achievements of the South African birth-control movement in pre-apartheid South Africa, including the establishment of voluntary birth-control organizations in urban centres, the national birth-control coalition, and the clinic practices of the country's first birth-control clinics. The book spotlights important actors such as the birth controllers themselves, the women of all 'races' who utilized the clinics' services and the Department of Public Health, placing these within an international as well as national context.
Voices of Justice and Reason
Author: Geoffrey V. Davis
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789042008267
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Over the past fifty years transformations of great moment have taken place in South Africa. Apartheid and the subsequent transition to a democratic, non-racial society in particular have exercised a profound effect on the practice of literature. This study traces the development of literature under apartheid, then seeks to identify the ways in which writers and theatre practitioners are now facing the challenges of a new social order. The main focus is on the work of black writers, prime among them Matsemela Manaka, Mtutuzeli Matshoba and Richard Rive, who, as politically committed members of the oppressed majority, bore witness to the "black experience" through their writing. Despite the draconian censorship system they were able to address the social problems caused by racial discrimination in all areas of life, particularly through forced removals, the migrant labour system, and the creation of the homelands. Their writing may be read both as a comprehensive record of everyday life under apartheid and as an alternative cultural history of South Africa. Particular attention is paid to theatre as a barometer of social change in South Africa. The concluding chapters consider how in the current period of transition writers and arts institutions have set about reassessing their priorities, redefining their function and seeking new aesthetic directions in taking up the challenge of imagining a new society.
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789042008267
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 414
Book Description
Over the past fifty years transformations of great moment have taken place in South Africa. Apartheid and the subsequent transition to a democratic, non-racial society in particular have exercised a profound effect on the practice of literature. This study traces the development of literature under apartheid, then seeks to identify the ways in which writers and theatre practitioners are now facing the challenges of a new social order. The main focus is on the work of black writers, prime among them Matsemela Manaka, Mtutuzeli Matshoba and Richard Rive, who, as politically committed members of the oppressed majority, bore witness to the "black experience" through their writing. Despite the draconian censorship system they were able to address the social problems caused by racial discrimination in all areas of life, particularly through forced removals, the migrant labour system, and the creation of the homelands. Their writing may be read both as a comprehensive record of everyday life under apartheid and as an alternative cultural history of South Africa. Particular attention is paid to theatre as a barometer of social change in South Africa. The concluding chapters consider how in the current period of transition writers and arts institutions have set about reassessing their priorities, redefining their function and seeking new aesthetic directions in taking up the challenge of imagining a new society.
The Hidden Force
Author: Louis Couperus
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1776584732
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In The Hidden Force, Dutch writer Louis Couperus presents a prescient critique of European colonialism that was decades ahead of its time. The novel follows Dutch expat Van Oudyck in his life in Java, as he comes to grips with the damage wrought by Western incursions into foreign cultures, not only on a grand scale, but also within his own family.
Publisher: The Floating Press
ISBN: 1776584732
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
In The Hidden Force, Dutch writer Louis Couperus presents a prescient critique of European colonialism that was decades ahead of its time. The novel follows Dutch expat Van Oudyck in his life in Java, as he comes to grips with the damage wrought by Western incursions into foreign cultures, not only on a grand scale, but also within his own family.
Joint Acquisitions List of Africana
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 632
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Saturday Review of Literature
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
A Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English
Author: Harry Blamires
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000287645
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
First published in 1983, A Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English is a detailed and comprehensive guide containing over 500 entries on individual writers from countries including Africa, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the UK. The book contains substantial articles relating to major novelists, poets, and dramatists of the age, as well as a wealth of information on the work of lesser-known writers and the part they have played in cultural history. It focuses in detail on the character and quality of the literature itself, highlighting what is distinctive in the work of the writers being discussed and providing key biographical and contextual details. A Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English is ideal for those with an interest in the twentieth century literary scene and the history of literature more broadly.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1000287645
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 574
Book Description
First published in 1983, A Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English is a detailed and comprehensive guide containing over 500 entries on individual writers from countries including Africa, Australia, Canada, the Caribbean, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the UK. The book contains substantial articles relating to major novelists, poets, and dramatists of the age, as well as a wealth of information on the work of lesser-known writers and the part they have played in cultural history. It focuses in detail on the character and quality of the literature itself, highlighting what is distinctive in the work of the writers being discussed and providing key biographical and contextual details. A Guide to Twentieth Century Literature in English is ideal for those with an interest in the twentieth century literary scene and the history of literature more broadly.
Race and Literature
Author:
Publisher:
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Category : Apartheid in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Apartheid in literature
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Contemporary Literary Criticism
Author: Carolyn Riley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780810301061
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Approximately two hundred entries include critical commentary about the work of a variety of novelists, poets, playwrights, and other creative writers.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780810301061
Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Approximately two hundred entries include critical commentary about the work of a variety of novelists, poets, playwrights, and other creative writers.
Perspectives on South African Fiction
Author: Sarah Christie
Publisher: Ad Donker Publishers
ISBN:
Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Publisher: Ad Donker Publishers
ISBN:
Category : South Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Historical Abstracts
Author:
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Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Modern
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description