{"product_id":"living-politics-in-south-africas-kerry-ryan-chance-9780226519661","title":"Living Politics in South Africa's Urban Shacklands","description":"While much has been written on post-apartheid social movements in South Africa, most discussion centers on ideal forms of movements, disregarding the reality and agency of the activists themselves. In \u003ci\u003eLiving Politics\u003c\/i\u003e, Kerry Ryan Chance radically flips the conversation by focusing on the actual language and humanity of post-apartheid activists rather than the external, idealistic commentary of old. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tracking everyday practices and interactions between poor residents and state agents in South Africa's shack settlements, Chance investigates the rise of nationwide protests since the late 1990s. Based on ethnography in Durban, Cape Town, and Johannesburg, the book analyzes the criminalization of popular forms of politics that were foundational to South Africa's celebrated democratic transition. Chance argues that we can best grasp the increasingly murky line between \"the criminal\" and \"the political\" with a \"politics of living\" that casts slum and state in opposition to one another. \u003ci\u003eLiving Politics \u003c\/i\u003eshows us how legitimate domains of politics are redefined, how state sovereignty is forcibly enacted, and how the production of new citizen identities crystallize at the intersections of race, gender, and class. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kerry Ryan Chance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 022651966X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226519661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018","brand":"Kerry Ryan Chance","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46670381613311,"sku":"9780226519661","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0620b157-3ee3-45d9-a34b-c9a2f637fa96.jpg?v=1741316863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/living-politics-in-south-africas-kerry-ryan-chance-9780226519661","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}