An analysis of the homeland system (aka Bantustans) in Apartheid South Africa.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages) |
6 sources |
APA | 2005
Paper Summary:
This paper examines how Apartheid was founded on the principle of segregation thus, in order for a race or 'nation' to progress and prosper it should be separated from other races or 'nations'. It looks at how this has led to what is more commonly know as "Homelands" or Bantustans. It also attempts to analyse what really was the homeland system, why it was necessary and why was it such a failure.
From the Paper:
"By removal of blacks from white areas it would create a surplus of jobs for whites, thus the government saw it necessary to do so in order to protect certain classes of whites. By moving Africans into homelands, it would restrict mobility into white areas and in turn, the threat of cheap labour as a substitute would be eradicated. But on the other hand the idea of moving industries to the white side of the border of the homelands or by moving them into the interior of the homelands would provide a large amount of cheap labour thus cutting costs and, at the same time eradicating the number of blacks living in urban areas. Agricultural land owned by blacks in South Africa was expropriated and farmers paid little compensation for their losses."
"Apartheid South Africa" 15 January 2012. Web. 12 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Apartheid-South-Africa/58945>
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Robinhoodlum
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May 05, 2005
i am at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa. iv got a degree in Politics and English lit. (BA)
I am now studying Journalism.