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Collective Rural Identity in Steinkopf, a Communal Coloured Reserve, c.1926–1996

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Steinkopf, a former coloured reserve located in Namaqualand, Northern Cape Province South Africa, provides an opportunity to explore the resiliency of collective identity across twentieth-century industrial capitalism and the various externally imposed borders, classifications and policies designed to fracture that identity. Ethnographic data reinforce my contention that the notion of local citizenship manifested through communal land tenure strengthened Steinkopf's capacity to problematise ethno-racial classifications through segregation and apartheid. While those who lived through these eras, and who are now elderly, discursively concede a degree of individual and collective hybridity, this seeming fragmentation does not negate a strong collective consciousness, enabling them to mobilise and protect local interests.

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  • Robin Oakley, 2006. "Collective Rural Identity in Steinkopf, a Communal Coloured Reserve, c.1926–1996," Journal of Southern African Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(3), pages 489-503.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cjssxx:v:32:y:2006:i:3:p:489-503
    DOI: 10.1080/03057070600829591
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