Tales from the City of Gold
ISBN-13: 9783868284164
Author(s): Jason Larkin
Subjects: AJ
Publisher: Kehrer Verlag
Publisher Imprint: Kehrer Verlag
Publication Date: 10-10-2013
Format: Hardback
Availability: In stock
£32.00
About the book
Johannesburg is one of the world's most successful mining stories; here Larkin explores the vast waste dumps that have resulted from this business, territory where history, economy and contemporary South Africa collide. Over the decades, life on and around these dormant and toxic remains has developed. Forgotten by owners and ignored by their neighbours, a quiet interaction has existed between these spaces and modern day urban centres. However as the price of gold spikes, great change is underway that leaves life in Johannesburg uncertain.