# South African History and Culture

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/south-african-history-and-culture/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 254,000 |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the complex social, economic, and political landscape of post-apartheid South Africa, focusing on service delivery protests, inequality, racial classification, gender-based violence, economic empowerment, and the impact of social movements. It also delves into the dynamics of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the challenges faced in the transition to democracy. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/T11695 |
| Works | 58,893 |

## Topic papers all

- [To Bind the Nation: Solomon Kadinuzulu and Zulu Nationalism 1913-1933](https://scholariq.org/papers/to-bind-the-nation-solomon-kadinuzulu-and-zulu-nationalism-1913-1933/)
- [Inventing Shaka](https://scholariq.org/papers/inventing-shaka/)
- [How Books Matter](https://scholariq.org/papers/how-books-matter/)
- [Inkatha and Its Use of the Zulu Past](https://scholariq.org/papers/inkatha-and-its-use-of-the-zulu-past/)

## Topic researchers

Showing 12 of 14.

- [Charles Tilly](https://scholariq.org/researchers/charles-tilly/)
- [Rachel Jewkes](https://scholariq.org/researchers/rachel-jewkes/)
- [Gail M. Gerhart](https://scholariq.org/researchers/gail-m-gerhart/)
- [Jean Comaroff](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jean-comaroff/)
- [John Comaroff](https://scholariq.org/researchers/john-comaroff/)
- [James Ferguson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/james-ferguson/)
- [Achille Mbembé](https://scholariq.org/researchers/achille-mbembe/)
- [Frederick Cooper](https://scholariq.org/researchers/frederick-cooper/)
- [Alan Booth](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alan-booth/)
- [Joan Martínez Alier](https://scholariq.org/researchers/joan-martinez-alier/)
- [Charlie M. Shackleton](https://scholariq.org/researchers/charlie-m-shackleton/)
- [Jack Α. Goldstone](https://scholariq.org/researchers/jack-goldstone/)

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