The implementation of urban apartheid on the East Rand, 1948-1973 : the role of local government and local resistance

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dc.contributor.authorNieftagodien, Mohamed Noor
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-24T04:47:06Z
dc.date.available2017-08-24T04:47:06Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted to the Faculty of Arts, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy. Johannesburg, 2001en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe overarching theme of the thesis is the urban ‘racial’ restructuring of the East Rand during the first twenty-five years of apartheid. The thesis examines the adoption and implementation of apartheid state’s social engineering strategy, especially its strict racial segregation of the urban areas. In this context, the creation o f ‘modern’ African townships and group areas is emphasised. The thesis focuses attention on the implementation of urban apartheid in Benoni, particularly the establishment of the ‘model’ township, Daveyton. Benoni’s experiences in implementing apartheid policies are compared to that of its municipal neighbours. The thesis contends that local authorities were important role players in the implementation of apartheid. Thus, the ways in which the changing relations between the local and central tiers of the state influenced the making of apartheid at regional and local levels are foregrounded throughout this study. The impact of apartheid policies on the ‘multi-racial’ populations of the urban ‘black spots’ and their responses to these policies are primary concerns in the narrative provided here. The diverse reactions of people affected by forced removals - from acquiescence to militant resistance - in the 1950s and 1960s are analysed. A central focus of this study is the making of apartheid in the 1960s, the so-called golden age of apartheid. Finally, the thesis discusses the introduction and effects o f ‘separate development’ and ‘community development’ as principal interventions by the state to politicise ethnicity and ‘race’ during the period of ‘high apartheid’.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianWS2017en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (383 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationNieftagodien, Mohamed Noor (2001) The implementation of urban apartheid on the East Rand, 1948-1973 : the role of local government and local resistance, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg,<http://hdl.handle.net/10539/23056>en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/23056
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshApartheid--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshSouth Africa--Politics and government--1948-1961
dc.subject.lcshLocal government--South Africa--Gauteng
dc.subject.lcshDaveyton (South Africa)
dc.subject.lcshBenoni (South Africa)
dc.titleThe implementation of urban apartheid on the East Rand, 1948-1973 : the role of local government and local resistanceen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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