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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Li Pernegger (South Africa)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Zed Books Ltd Weight: 0.413kg ISBN: 9781786999092ISBN 10: 1786999099 Pages: 224 Publication Date: 26 November 2020 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Strife and the State 2. Agonism in Public Practice 3. Johannesburg’s Conflict and Governance Timeline 4. Water Wars of Orange Farm 5. Informal Trading Struggle in the Inner City 6. Billing Backlash by Middle-Class Suburbia 7. Agonism’s Possibilities Final ReflectionsReviews'This book combines an innovative approach to the investigation of state-society relations with a rich account of Johannesburg's contested governance. Its depth and insight will be valued by scholars of Urban Studies, Politics, and Planning.' Glyn Williams, University of Sheffield Writing with both intellectual and practical conviction, Li Pernegger's insights into the deeply political and at times violent struggles over services in post-apartheid Johannesburg is sensitive and nuanced, not least because of her command of how government works at the city scale.' Susan Parnell, University of Bristol Author InformationLi Pernegger recently completed a postdoctoral fellow at the Witwatersrand School of Governance, South Africa and a former official in city and national governments. She has over 25 years of project, programme and strategic management experience in complex built-environment and socio-economic initiatives. She is currently an advisor on urban development and local governance matters to the National Treasury of South Africa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |