A country at war with itself by Antony Altbeker

A country at war with itself by Antony Altbeker

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Crime is tearing South Africa apart. Whether it is hijacking or rape, a home robbery or a husband's explosion of rage, violence is so common that few lives have been left untouched by it. The result is a society deformed by its fears.

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A country at war with itself by Antony Altbeker

Crime is tearing South Africa apart. Whether it is hijacking or rape, a home robbery or a husband's explosion of rage, violence is so common that few lives have been left untouched by it. The result is a society deformed by its fears. Closeted behind locked doors and high walls, panic buttons at the ready, members of the middle classes live lives haunted by fear. The poor, who are both more likely to be victimised and less able to secure themselves, are just as traumatised. Our crime problem is a penetrating exploration of South Africa's crime problem. Getting behind the statistics to offer a sober and sobering account of the scale of the problem and its evolution, it describes how government has sometimes sought to deal with the crisis and sometimes sought to deny its existence. The title ends with some suggestions of what needs to be done to deal with this scourge.
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ISBN 13 9781868422845
ISBN 10 1868422844
Title A country at war with itself
Author Antony Altbeker
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
Year published 2007-08-28
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.