We are Fighting the World - A History of the Marashea Gangs in South Africa, 1947–1999

Gary Knoch explores the origins and activities of a migrant African criminal society that has operated in and around South Africa's gold mining compounds.

About the author

Gary Kynoch is an assistant professor of History at Dalhousie University. He is the author of numerous articles on crime, policing and violence in urban South Africa.

Summary

Since the late 1940s, a violent African criminal society known as the Marashea has operated in and around South Africa’s gold mining areas.

Product details

• Authors: Gary Kynoch
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2005
• EAN: 9780821416150
• ISBN: 978-0-8214-1615-0
• No. of pages: 240
• Weight: 454 g
• Series: New African Histories; New African Histories
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology