Originally published in 1982, this book covers the unique spatial structure of society which was South Africa under apartheid. It brings together a cohesive set of research-based contributions to the understanding of this system which was without contemporary parallels.

David M. Smith was Emeritus Professor of Geography at Queen Mary, University of London.

Introduction David M. Smith 1. The Evolution of Unequal Development Within South Africa: An Overview John Browett 2. Urbanization and Social Change Under Apartheid: Some Recent Developments David M. Smith 3. Apartheid, Decentralization and Spatial Industrial Change Christian M. Rogerson 4. Migrant Labour and Frontier Commuters: Reorganizing South Africa's Black Labour Supply Anthony Lemon 5. Urbanization in the Homelands P. Smit, J. J. Oliver and J. J Booysen 6. The Informal Sector of the Apartheid City: The Pavement People of Johannesburg K.S.O. Beavon and C.M. Rogerson 7. Urbanization, Unemployment and Petty Commodity Production and Trading: Comparative Cases in Cape Town D. Dewar and V. Watson 8. Informal Housing and Informal Employment: Case Studies in the Durban Metropolitan Region Gavin Maasdorp 9. Segregation and Interpersonal Relationships: A Case Study of Domestic Service in Durban 10. Council Housing for Low-Income Indian Families in Durban: Objectives, Strategies and Effects Peter Corbett 11. Government Dispensation, Capitalist Imperative or Liberal Philanthropy? Responses to the Black housing crisis in South Africa J. P. Lea 12. The Geography of Urban Social Control: Group Areas and the 1976 and 1980 Civil Unrest in Cape Town John Western.