How Long to Read Nostalgia after Apartheid

How Long Does it Take to Read Nostalgia after Apartheid?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 11 minutes to read Nostalgia after Apartheid by Amber R. Reed

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In this engaging book, Amber Reed provides a new perspective on South Africa’s democracy by exploring Black residents’ nostalgia for life during apartheid in the rural Eastern Cape. Reed looks at a surprising phenomenon encountered in the post-apartheid nation: despite the Department of Education mandating curricula meant to teach values of civic responsibility and liberal democracy, those who are actually responsible for teaching this material (and the students taking it) often resist what they see as the imposition of “white” values. These teachers and students do not see South African democracy as a type of freedom, but rather as destructive of their own “African culture”—whereas apartheid, at least ostensibly, allowed for cultural expression in the former rural homelands. In the Eastern Cape, Reed observes, resistance to democracy occurs alongside nostalgia for apartheid among the very citizens who were most disenfranchised by the late racist, authoritarian regime. Examining a rural town in the former Transkei homeland and the urban offices of the Sonke Gender Justice Network in Cape Town, Reed argues that nostalgic memories of a time when African culture was not under attack, combined with the socioeconomic failures of the post-apartheid state, set the stage for the current political ambivalence in South Africa. Beyond simply being a case study, however, Nostalgia after Apartheid shows how, in a global context in which nationalism and authoritarianism continue to rise, the threat posed to democracy in South Africa has far wider implications for thinking about enactments of democracy. Nostalgia after Apartheid offers a unique approach to understanding how the attempted post-apartheid reforms have failed rural Black South Africans, and how this failure has led to a nostalgia for the very conditions that once oppressed them. It will interest scholars of African studies, postcolonial studies, anthropology, and education, as well as general readers interested in South African history and politics.

How long is Nostalgia after Apartheid?

Nostalgia after Apartheid by Amber R. Reed is 305 pages long, and a total of 77,775 words.

This makes it 103% the length of the average book. It also has 95% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Nostalgia after Apartheid Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 5 minutes to read Nostalgia after Apartheid aloud.

What Reading Level is Nostalgia after Apartheid?

Nostalgia after Apartheid is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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