Ekurhuleni :: the making of an urban region /

Ekurhuleni: The Making of an Urban Region is the first academic work to provide an historical account and explanation of the development of this extended region to the east of Johannesburg since its origins at the end of the 19th century. From the time of the discovery of gold and coal until the tur...

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Hauptverfasser: Bonner, P. L. (VerfasserIn), Nieftagodien, Noor (VerfasserIn), Mathabatha, Sello (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Johannesburg, South Africa : Wits University Press, 2012.
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Zusammenfassung:Ekurhuleni: The Making of an Urban Region is the first academic work to provide an historical account and explanation of the development of this extended region to the east of Johannesburg since its origins at the end of the 19th century. From the time of the discovery of gold and coal until the turn of the 21st century, the region comprised a number of distinctive towns, all with their own histories. In 2000, these towns were amalgamated into a single metropolitan area, but, unlike its counterparts across the country, it does not cohere around a single identity. Drawing on a significant body.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (286 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-250) and index.
ISBN:9781868145997
1868145999
9781868148387
1868148386

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