The Lower !Garib - Orange River Pasts and Presents of a Southern African Border Region

The Lower !Garib, or Orange River, flows through the historical Namaqualand and since 1990 has formed the international border between Namibia and South Africa. The contributors to this volume focus on this hardly discussed stretch of the Orange River to understand the region's social history,...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag 2023
Series:Global Studies
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Summary:The Lower !Garib, or Orange River, flows through the historical Namaqualand and since 1990 has formed the international border between Namibia and South Africa. The contributors to this volume focus on this hardly discussed stretch of the Orange River to understand the region's social history, geography, and economy. This book brings together scholars from Namibia, South Africa, and overseas, as well as the knowledge and analysis from people living in the region. In concise chapters and short portraits, they discuss the region's past and present from a variety of perspectives.
Physical Description:1 online resource (326 p.)
ISBN:9783837666397
9783839466391
Access:Open Access