Sun tropes : Sun City and (post-)apartheid culture in South Africa /
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| Imprint: | Berlin : August Verlag, c2009. |
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| Description: | 291 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 18 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8153800 |
| Summary: | Sun Tropes follows traces of Sun City through South Africa's history from the late 70s until today. The book focuses specifically on the practices of entertainment and popular culture that have become standard by now. As the African imitation of Las Vegas, Sun Citys glittering hotel palaces reflect the desire of lavishness, escapism and the longing for a completely artificial time-space. The book (re-)constructs the mythical location of Sun City on different levels: as a historical and visual case study; through the incorporation of oral history perspectives as a fragmented space of post-Apartheid memory. English text. |
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| Physical Description: | 291 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 18 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9783941360044 3941360043 |
