James, Wilmot G.
JAMES, Wilmot G.
JAMES, Wilmot G. South African, b. 1953. Genres: Sociology. Career: University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa, lecturer in politics, 1983-84; University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa, lecturer to professor of sociology, 1992. Institute For Democracy in South Africa (IDASA), executive director. Publications: Our Precious Metal, 1992. EDITOR: The State of Apartheid, 1987; (with M. Simons) The Angry Divide, 1989; (with J. Crush) Crossing Boundaries: Mine Migrancy in a Democratic South Africa, 1995; (with D. Caliguire and K. Cullinan) Now That We Are Free: Coloured Communities in a Democratic South Africa, 1996. Address: IDASA, PO Box 1739, Cape Town 8000, Republic of South Africa.
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