Petty apartheid
Encyclopedia
Petty apartheid is a term which originally referred to the more apparently trivial aspects of apartheid
in South Africa
, but that is now also used to refer to segregation in other countries as well. It was usually held to mean those measures short of directly affecting employment, residence or voting rights, but also has the meaning of severe disenfranchisement, for example in the United Kingdom
.
History of South Africa in the apartheid era
Apartheid was a system of racial segregation enforced by the National Party governments of South Africa between 1948 and 1994, under which the rights of the majority 'non-white' inhabitants of South Africa were curtailed and white supremacy and Afrikaner minority rule was maintained...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
, but that is now also used to refer to segregation in other countries as well. It was usually held to mean those measures short of directly affecting employment, residence or voting rights, but also has the meaning of severe disenfranchisement, for example in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
.