Winelands, wealth and work: transformations in the Dwars River Valley, Stellenbosch

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Title:	Winelands, wealth and work: transformations in the Dwars River Valley, Stellenbosch
Editor:	Van der Waal, C.S.
Year:	2014
Pages:	247
Language:	English
City of publisher:	Scottsville
Publisher:	University of KwaZulu-Natal Press
ISBN:	1869142608; 9781869142605
Geographic term:	South Africa
Subjects:	economic development social change land use
Abstract:	This publication analyses how the people of the Dwars River Valley in South Africa's Western Cape province have responded to changing land use since 1994 and how that relates to the historical and spatial contexts of the valley. In particular, it examines the unintended consequences of real estate development in an area of agricultural production around Boschendal. It shows the creative tactics poor people use to survive - whether it is by turning to Pentecostalism, patrolling respectability by neighbourhood watches, or negotiating the contradictory gendered norms that frame respectability and entrepreneurship. By exploring the Solms-Delta farm as a case study, the book also looks at how initiatives can open up real possibilities for empowerment. Contributors: Corrine Cash, Miemie du Plessis, Cassandra Gabriel, Paula Nokuthula Jackson, Lou-Marié Kruger, Francois Louw, Tinashe Pfigu, Tracey Randle, Steven Robins, Larry Swatuk, Ingrid van der Heijden, Kees (C.S.) van der Waal, and Handri Walters. [ASC Leiden abstract]