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Apartheid's Leviathan: Electricity and the Power of Technological Ambivalence - New African Histories Faeeza Ballim
Apartheid's Leviathan: Electricity and the Power of Technological Ambivalence - New African Histories
Faeeza Ballim
Beginning in the 1960s, electricity shortages have hampered South Africa’s economic growth and negatively inflected the rise of its postapartheid democracy. Construction delays and escalating costs have thwarted the nation’s mining, manufacturing, and power generation. This study thus demonstrates how technology has shaped South African history.
176 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 25, 2023 |
| ISBN13 | 9780821425183 |
| Publishers | Ohio University Press |
| Pages | 176 |
| Dimensions | 228 × 153 × 14 mm · 306 g |
| Language | English |