By exploring the complex and dynamic ways in which Blacks of varying class, racial, religious, and social backgrounds related to the Kruger National Park, and with the help of previously unseen archival photographs, Dlamini’s narrative sheds new light on how and why Africa’s national parks—often derided by scholars as colonial impositions—survived the end of white rule on the continent. It engages both with African historiography and with ongoing debates about the “land question,” democracy, and citizenship.
Safari Nation: A Social History of the Kruger Park
