Review of the importance of South Asia in the development of religions and an introduction to the volume, which focuses on sacred places in south Asia and in other parts of the world to which South Asians have carried their religious beliefs. - (SLD)
Agro-environmental analogues for jojoba production in South Africa
Agronomics;Agronomy ; Crop ; Cultural capacity ; Farm production ; South Africa
South African environmental analogues are identified for jojoba (Simmondsia chinesia). Comparisons are presented with the areas of origin in North America to identify suitable production areas in South Africa. - (AJC)
Campagne ; Culturel ; Etats-Unis ; Festival ; Loisir ; South Carolina ; Tourisme
Countryside ; Cultural geography ; Leisure ; South Carolina ; Tourism ; United States
Analysis of the distribution, sites, schedules and programs of the 161 festivals in South Carolina in 1989, most of them staged in small towns and villages around the state. - (DWG)
New directions in a changing global environment : foreign policy in post-apartheid South Africa
Economic integration ; Foreign policy ; Human rights ; International relations ; Political geography ; Security ; South Africa
The new South Africa entered a dramatically changed global milieu in 1994. The international community was eager to receive it and expected much from it. South Africa's stance on foreign policy issues at regional, continental, South-South, South
Last interglacial sea levels on the south coast of New South Wales
Australie ; Datation ; Interglaciaire ; Ligne de rivage ; New South Wales ; Niveau marin ; Paléogéographie ; Quaternaire ; Thermoluminescence
Australia ; Dating ; Interglacial ; New South Wales ; Palaeogeography ; Quaternary ; Sea level ; Shoreline ; Thermoluminescence
This paper reports the sedimentary and thermoluminescence evidence from barrier beaches dating from the Last Interglacial at Middle Lagoon (also known as Tanja Lagoon) and Gillards Beach, 4-6 km north of the mouth of the Bega River, on the far south
The discomforts of distance : post-colonialism and South African geography
Decolonization ; Epistemology ; History of geography ; Ideology ; Practice of geography ; South Africa
An examination of the intellectual decolonisation of South African geography and the changes this has brought about. The conflict between decolonisation and constructing a postcolonial geography is explored. - (AJC)
Before Group Areas : urban segregation in South Africa in 1951
Apartheid ; City;Town ; Ethnic group ; Segregation ; South Africa ; Urban area
Patterns of segregation in South African cities before the enactment of the Group Areas Act are examined. High levels of segregation were evident in 1951. - (AJC)
The state of South Carolina in its physical settings, evolution of settlement landscapes, and present patterns of population, urbanization, agriculture, fisheries, commerce, and industry. - (DWG)
Australie ; Géographie de l'Océanie ; Loisir ; New South Wales ; Tourisme ; Tourisme balnéaire
Certain social profile variables known to affect recreational travel are discussed, and considered in relation to the movement of day trippers to beaches in Southern New South Wales. The relationships between these variables and distances travelled
National identity in South Africa : the search for harmony
Administrative division ; Cultural studies ; Ethnic community ; National identity ; Nationalism ; Political geography ; Political party ; Segregation ; South Africa
Different approaches have been employed to develop South African national identities. In April 1994, a new chapter was opened for the country to search for a new South Africanism. The paper attempts to give an overview of the nationalisms which
dominated the politics of the Union and the Republic of South Africa. The A. seeks to understand the efforts by the GNU to build a new post-apartheid national identity. The focus is the changing bases on which a South African nationhood is built.
Geography and socio-political transition : challenges and opportunities for professional and scientific societies in South Africa
Geographical association ; Organization ; Political reform ; Practice of geography ; Social change ; Society ; South Africa
The role of professional and scientific societies in the transformation of South African society are outlined. The specific challenges to the geographical community are then examined to offer a role for the new unified South African Society
Migration ; Population ; Population geography ; Population policy ; Research ; South Africa
The paper is a review of contemporary population geography issues in South Africa. It examines the nature, character, methodologies and significance of this sub-discipline in the study of geography by exploring the publications of South African