{"product_id":"the-new-black-middle-class-in-south-africa-paperback","title":"The New Black Middle Class in South Africa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Southall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProvides the most comprehensive account since the early 1960s of South Africa's \"black middle class\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2016 CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The \"rise of the black middle class\" is one of the most visible aspects of post-apartheid society in South Africa. Yet while it has been a major actor in the country's democratic reshaping, analysis of its role has been all but lacking. Rather, the image presented by the media has been of \"black diamonds\", consumers of the products of advanced industrial economies, and of corrupt \"tenderpreneurs\" who use their political connections to obtain contracts. This book seeks to complicate that picture with a much-needed analysis that recounts its historical development in colonial society prior to 1994, before examining the size, shape andstructure of the new black middle class in contemporary South Africa and its relation to its counterparts in the Global South. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Roger Southall is Professor Emeritus in Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSouthern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Lesotho, Zimbabwe and Swaziland): Jacana\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 317\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 17, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792593649952,"sku":"9781847012456","price":63.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9a1adcc07d2dc3c5a01e8e2adb5c7cc8.webp?v=1780704654","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-new-black-middle-class-in-south-africa-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}