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CONTROL AND REPRESSION: THE PLIGHT OF INDIAN HAWKERS AND FLOWER SELLERS IN DURBAN, 1910-1948.

Explores the parameters within which Indian hawkers and flower sellers operated in Durban, South Africa, in 1910-1948. Profile of Indian hawkers; Opposition to hawkers; Requirements for hawkers to be constantly mobile; Restrictions on trading areas; Fixed stands used by flower sellers; Onslaught aga...

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Published in:International Journal of African Historical Studies Vol. 32; no. 1; pp. 19 - 49
Main Author: Vahed, Goolam
Format: Article
Published: Trustees of Boston University, acting through its African Studies Center 1999
Subjects:
Peddlers
Peddling
Flower vending
Social history
Indians (Asians)
South Africa
Durban (South Africa)
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:Explores the parameters within which Indian hawkers and flower sellers operated in Durban, South Africa, in 1910-1948. Profile of Indian hawkers; Opposition to hawkers; Requirements for hawkers to be constantly mobile; Restrictions on trading areas; Fixed stands used by flower sellers; Onslaught against Indians in the 1940s.