The Cape Town Book
Title | The Cape Town Book PDF eBook |
Author | Nechama Brodie |
Publisher | Penguin Random House South Africa |
Pages | 809 |
Release | 2015-11-12 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1920545999 |
The Cape Town Book presents a fresh picture of the Mother City, one that brings together all its stories. From geology and beaches to forced removals and hip-hop, Nechama Brodie, author of the best-selling The Joburg Book, has delved deeply into the hidden past of Cape Town to emerge with a lucid and compelling account of South Africa’s fi rst city, its landscape and its people. The book’s 14 chapters trace the origins and expansion of Cape Town – from the City Bowl to the southern and coastal suburbs, the vast expanse of the Cape Flats and the sprawling northern areas. Offering a nuanced, yet balanced, perspective on Cape Town, the book includes familiar attractions like Table Mountain, Kirstenbosch and the Company’s Garden, while also giving a voice to marginalised communities in areas such as Athlone, Langa, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha. Many of the images in the book have never been published before, and are drawn from the archives of museums, universities and public institutions. This beautifully illustrated, information-rich book is the defi nitive portrait of the wind-blown, contradictory city at the southern tip of Africa that more than three million people call home
You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town
Title | You Can't Get Lost in Cape Town PDF eBook |
Author | Zoë Wicomb |
Publisher | The Feminist Press at CUNY |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2015-04-25 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1558619151 |
The South African novel of identity that "deserves a wide audience on a par with Nadine Gordimer."
Cape Town: A Place Between
Title | Cape Town: A Place Between PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Trotter |
Publisher | Penguin Random House South Africa |
Pages | 107 |
Release | 2020-01-01 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 1946395285 |
Cape Town is a place between two oceans, between first and third worlds, between east and west. The majority of its citizens: a people between black and white, native and settler, African and European. How can we understand a city that is most assuredly in Africa, though not””seemingly””of it? By exploring this city’s tween-ness, we can begin to understand the soul of this town””haunted by its past, unsure of its future. A short book just over 100 pages, it allows readers to quickly identify the unique pulse of the city, its throbbing historical, social, cultural and political beat that underlies the transactions between all Capetonians. This is not a substitute for a traditional guidebook, but a perfect companion to one, filling in the intimate details that other books leave out.
Cape Town
Title | Cape Town PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Hoberman |
Publisher | Gerald & Marc Hoberman Collect |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9781919939490 |
Simultaneously city and wilderness, Cape Town is a place of haunting natural beauty and captivating urban charm. This insightful portrait of the city's history, architectural heritage, scenic wonders, people and diverse cultures will appeal to all those who share an interest in and a love for South Africa's mother city.
Seven Days in Cape Town
Title | Seven Days in Cape Town PDF eBook |
Author | Sean Fraser |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company |
Pages | 182 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Cape Town (South Africa) |
ISBN | 9781770071988 |
The main body of this book is divided into seven day-tours in and around Cape Town. Following this are six itineraries - the West Coast and Namaqualand, Southern Cape Coast, Stellenbosch, Paarl and Franschhoek, and the Garden Route. A directory listing covers shopping, nightlife, cuisine, events and more.
Transforming Cape Town
Title | Transforming Cape Town PDF eBook |
Author | Catherine Besteman |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 314 |
Release | 2008-09-02 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780520942646 |
This study provides a window into the lives of ordinary South Africans more than ten years after the end of apartheid, with the promises of the democracy movement remaining largely unfulfilled. Catherine Besteman explores the emotional and personal aspects of the transition to black majority rule by homing in on intimate questions of love, family, and community and capturing the complex, sometimes contradictory voices of a wide variety of Capetonians. Her evaluation of the physical and psychic costs to individuals involved in working for social change is grounded in the experiences of the participants and illu-minates two overarching dimensions of life in Cape Town: the aggregate forces determined to maintain the apartheid-era status quo, and the grassroots efforts to effect social change.
Secret Cape Town
Title | Secret Cape Town PDF eBook |
Author | Justin Fox |
Publisher | Editions Jonglez |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 9782361951405 |
"Far from the crowds and the usual clichés, Cape Town is a reserve of well-concealed treasures, revealed only to those residents or visitors prepared to wander off the beaten track. An indispensable guide for those who think they know Cape Town well and those who would like to discover the hidden face of the city"--Page 4 of cover.