Homes Apart South Africa's Segregated Cities

"Well written and with an extensive bibliography and maps of the urban areas, the volume is an essential source for understanding South Africa's urban future as well as for documenting the legacy of apartheid on South African urbanization." -- Choice "... an illuminating look at one of the twentieth century's most ignominious failures in social engineering." -- Journal of Interdisciplinary History This book examines the legacy of apartheid in nine of South Africa's major cities (including Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg, and Pretoria), the factors that have influenced their distinctive development, and the possible direction and patterns of urban change in a post-apartheid society.