Land Reform in South Africa

Brent McCusker is associate professor of geography at West Virginia University. William G. Moseley is professor of geography at Macalester College. Maano Ramutsindela is professor in the Department of Environmental and Geographical Science, University of Cape Town.

• Preface and Acknowledgments1. The Multiple Meanings of Land and Agrarian ChangePart I: Theorizing Land Reform and Agrarian Change2. Theoretical Insights for Land Reform3. The Making of Land Policy before 19484. Post-1948 Land Questions and Territorial Dominance5. Space, Race, and the Fall and Rise of Hegemonic BlocsPart II: The Ideals versus the Realities of Land Reform6. Continuity and Change in the Former Bantustans7. Land Reform, Farmworkers, and Commercial Farming Areas8. Tenure Reform and Small-Scale Agriculture in the “Colored Reserves”9. The Land Question in National Parks10. The Urban Built Environment and Land Claims11. Conclusion: Land Reform for What? Reengaging Epistemological and Pragmatic QuestionsReferencesIndex

Illuminating on the subject of land reform projects and processes since 1994. Through their collaboration the authors were able to draw together and reflect upon an unusually wide range of case material, based on their own as well as others’ primary research. Their discussion encompasses redistribution projects in Limpopo, share equity schemes, and a former mission station in the Western Cape, as well as restitution claims on national parks and in urban areas. Individually and collectively, these cases illustrate the dynamic interplay between space and time, structure and agency, policy and politics in particular contexts.