The Fate Of The Eastern Cape

This unique collection combines historical accounts with current socio-political analyses to present an agenda of social-spacial justice for the people of the Eastern Cape, a province a South Africa. The book explores economics, the environment, development, and service delivery, and also includes a series of case studies. The contributors' areas of expertise range from political science, social policy, economics, geography, anthropology, biology, and education. The Fate of the Eastern Cape not only provides a portrait of the post-1994 region, but also makes an important contribution to debates about future policy prescriptions, in order to tackle the wider questions about the future of South Africa's provinces.

A history of the conquest and servitude of the Khoisan in the Cape eastern frontier.

The Eastern Cape is a country of great natural beauty and tourist potential, and has produced a wealth of writers and writings that have responded to the landscape in a variety of interesting and enjoyable ways.

Describing the volatile relationship between European settlers and the indigenous Khoisan peoples in eighteenth-century southern Africa, this book explores the underlying causes of this pervasive violence in the eastern Cape, and considers the fate of the many women and children captured by Boer commandos and then assimilated to the condition of captive labor. It also offers a detailed analysis of the frontier economy, linking it to the markets and merchants of Cape Town, and revealing its subservience to the commercial policies of the Dutch East India Company.

The Rough Guide Snapshot to the Eastern Cape is the ultimate travel guide to this fascinating part of South Africa. It guides you through the region with reliable information and comprehensive coverage of all the sights and attractions, from Port Elizabeth to Addo Elephant National Park and the Karoo to the Wild Coast. Detailed maps and up-to-date listings pinpoint the best cafés, restaurants, hotels, shops, bars and nightlife, ensuring you have the best trip possible, whether passing through, staying for the weekend or longer. Also included is the Basics section from the Rough Guide to South Africa, with all the practical information you need for travelling in and around this beautiful region of South Africa, including transport, food, drink, costs, health, national parks and festivals. Also published as part of the Rough Guide to South Africa, Lesotho & Swaziland. Full coverage: Port Elizabeth, Addo Elephant National Park, Port Alfred, Grahamstown, the Eastern Cape Karoo, Cradock, Mountain Zebra National Park, Graaff-Reinet, East London, the Amatola Mountains, Rhodes, the Wild Coast, Mthatha and Port St Johns. (Equivalent printed page extent 94 pages).

The Eastern Cape province has something to offer every visitor, whether you are looking for a relaxed beach holiday or a close encounter with wildlife, a cultural experience or a trip back into history. The province contains areas of almost unrivalled natural beauty and the range of landscape and vegetation types is simply incredible, from the snowy mountains of the Drakensberg, the wide open arid plains and rugged mountains of the Karoo, gently rolling grassy hills with forest patches tucked into their valleys, and deeply incised, thicket crowded river valleys, not to forget the finest sandy beaches set on a pristine coastline. This authoritative and comprehensive guide contains up-to-date information that will help you to make the most of your visit to this region. This guide includes: • Background information on the province's geography, climate, people and culture • Ten regional chapters from Tsitsikamma to the mountainous interior • Over 50 maps, including a map of each region, all the major towns and most of the smaller towns • The latest info on national parks and provincial reserves • Accommodation options from camping sites and backpackers' lodges to guesthouses and hotels that will suit all budgets • Where to eat and where to shop