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Knowledge and Power in South Africa: Xenophobia and Survival in the Post-Apartheid State

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In May 2008, South Africa was racked with the worst xenophobic violence since the end of apartheid. In the space of a few weeks, more than sixty people—overwhelmingly migrants from other African countries—were viciously attacked and killed by bands of vigilantes. Tens of thousands of people were displaced, many seeking protection outside local police stations, community and church halls, and temporary, precarious camps constructed throughout the country.

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Desai, A., Walsh, S. (2010). Knowledge and Power in South Africa: Xenophobia and Survival in the Post-Apartheid State. In: Choudry, A., Kapoor, D. (eds) Learning from the Ground Up. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230112650_3

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