Ponte City, Johannesburg: a history of appropriation and the appropriation of history

Johannesburg (eGoli, “place of gold” in isiZulu) has been the subject of rumour and myth from its days as a gold-mining camp in the 1880s. In the 1990s it was known as one of the most dangerous cities on earth. This discussion of the tower block that dominates Johannesburg’s skyline, Ponte City apar...

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Main Author: McKay, Harriet
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2021
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Online Access:https://repository.londonmet.ac.uk/8112/1/Ponte-City-Johannesburg.pdf