Land, Memory, Reconstruction, and Justice : Perspectives on Land Claims in South Africa.

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: Cherryl Walker, Anna Bohlin, Ruth Hall, and Thembela Kepe -- PART 1 CONTEXTUAL, COMPARATIVE, AND LEGAL PERSPECTIVES -- ONE Reconciling the Past, Present, and Future: The Parameters and Practices of Land Restitution in South Africa: Ruth Hall -- TWO Giving Land Back or Righting Wrongs?: Comparative Issues in the Study of Land Restitution: Derick Fay and Deborah James -- THREE Change through Jurisprudence: The Role of the Courts in Broadening the Scope of Restitution: Hanri Mostert -- PART 2 RESTITUTION VOICES: MEMORY, CONTESTATION, RECONSTRUCTION -- FOUR Urban Restitution Narratives: Black River, Cape Town: Uma Dhupelia-Mesthrie -- FIVE The Right to Land Restitution as Inspiration for Mobilization: Marc Wegerif -- SIX Choosing Cash over Land in Kalk Bay and Knysna: The Time Factor in Urban Land Claims: Anna Bohlin -- SEVEN Securing Postsettlement Support toward Sustainable Restitution: Lessons from Covie: Angela Conway and Tim Xipu -- PART 3 RESTITUTING COMMUNITY: POLITICS, IDENTITY, DEVELOPMENT -- EIGHT Acrimonious Stakeholder Politics: Reconciliation and Redevelopment in District Six: Christiaan Beyers -- NINE "Model Tribes" and Iconic Conservationists?: Tracking the Makuleke Restitution Case in Kruger National Park: Steven Robins and Kees van der Waal -- TEN The ≠Khomani San Land Claim against the Kalahari Gemsbok National Park: Requiring and Acquiring Authenticity: William Ellis -- ELEVEN The Ambiguities of Using Betterment Restitution as a Vehicle for Development: An Eastern Cape Case Study: Chris de Wet and Eric Mgujulwa -- TWELVE Land Restitution and Community Politics: The Case of Roosboom in KwaZulu-Natal: Chizuko Sato -- PART 4 RESTITUTION POLICY: LIMITS AND POSSIBILITIES.

THIRTEEN Land Claims and Comanagement of Protected Areas in South Africa: Exploring the Challenges: Thembela Kepe -- FOURTEEN Restitution in Default: Land Claims and the Redevelopment of Cato Manor, Durban: Cherryl Walker -- FIFTEEN Unfinished Business: The Role of Governmental Institutions after Restitution of Land Rights: Alan Dodson -- SIXTEEN Restitution, Agriculture, and Livelihoods: National Debates and Case Studies from Limpopo Province: Michael Aliber, Themba Maluleke, Mpfariseni Thagwana, and Tshililo Manenzhe -- SEVENTEEN Strategic Questions about Strategic Partners: Challenges and Pitfalls in South Africa's New Model of Land Restitution: Bill Derman, Edward Lahiff, and Espen Sjaastad -- Contributors -- Index.

Land is a significant and controversial topic in South Africa. Addressing the land claims of those dispossessed in the past has proved to be a demanding, multidimensional process.

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