The Special Collections Book of the Week this week is:

The Politics of Necessity: Community Organizing and Democracy in South Africa by Elke Zeurn

The end of apartheid in South Africa broke down political barriers, extending to all races the formal rights of citizenship, including the right to participate in free elections and parliamentary democracy. But South Africa remains one of the most economically polarized nations in the world. In this book, Elke Zeurn forcefully argues that working towards greater socioeconomic equality – access to food, land, jobs, housing is crucial to achieving a successful and sustainable democracy.

Access: https://univofpretoria.on.worldcat.org/oclc/580120185

This book is available at Special Collections, housed on level 5 of the Merensky 2 Library, and is part of our Africana (ZA) Collection.

The Special Collections unit of the Department of Library Services plays a stewardship role in the acquisition and preservation of the Library's rare and valuable information resources, making t hem accessible to students, staff and researchers, as well as safeguarding them for future generations.