Imagining the Edgy City

"All roads lead to Johannesburg," remarks the narrator of Alan Paton''s novel Cry, The Beloved Country. Taking this quote as her impetus, Loren Kruger guides readers into the heart of South Africa''s largest city. Exploring a wide range of fiction, film, architecture, performance, and urban practices from trading to parades, Imagining the Edgy City traverses Johannesburg''s rich cultural terrain o...