A NEW DIRECTION IN SCHOLARSHIP IN POSTCOLONIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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  • Leslie Swartz Stellenbosch University

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https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/2013/n45a7

Abstract

Hook, Derek (2012) A critical psychology of the postcolonial: The mind of apartheid. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-58757-0 pbk. Pages x + 251.

This is an important book for a number of reasons. Derek Hook fearlessly takes on the complicated question of what apartheid meant and means, going far beyond the tradition of uni-dimensional psychological explanations. In helping us understand apartheid racism (and its various aftermaths) he achieves something remarkable – he takes the psychological seriously, does not trivialise it, and at the same time infuses the psychological with a very broad postcolonial understanding.

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Author Biography

Leslie Swartz, Stellenbosch University

Department of Psychology
Stellenbosch University
Stellenbosch

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Published

2025-02-24

How to Cite

Swartz, L. . (2025). A NEW DIRECTION IN SCHOLARSHIP IN POSTCOLONIAL PSYCHOLOGY. PINS-Psychology in Society, 45(2), 60–62. https://doi.org/10.17159//2309-8708/2013/n45a7

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Vol. 45 No. 2 (2013)

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Book Reviews

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