A History of Inequality in South Africa, 1652-2002: Review Note

Title
A History of Inequality in South Africa, 1652-2002: Review Note
Publication Date
2003
Author(s)
Dollery, Brian Edward
Type of document
Journal Article
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Economic Society of South Africa
Place of publication
South Africa
DOI
10.1111/j.1813-6982.2003.tb00087.x
UNE publication id
une:3357
Abstract
South African historiography has always been haunted by the fact that 'academic debate about the South African past is covert argument about the future shape of South African society' (Bromberger and Hughes, 1987, p.203). The consequences of this politicisation of South African history have been largely unfortunate, including an opprobrious and polemical style of discourse and a tendency to manufacture discord rather than consensus. However, a fortuitous result has been a pronounced inclination to identify and engage opponents in a manner that serves to distinguish between alternative approaches to common phenomena and thus sharpen the terms of debate.
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Citation
South African Journal of Economics, 71(3), p. 595-610
ISSN
1813-6982
0038-2280
Start page
595
End page
610

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