Politics And Society In South Africa

Author : Daryl Glaser
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2000-12-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781446264270

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Politics and Society in South Africa by Daryl Glaser Pdf

`Darryl Glaser supplies an illuminating overview of the scholarship since 1970 on South Africa′s political history. His emphasis is on the debates between liberals, Marxists, and to a lesser extent "post-structuralists" about the origins and the course of South Africa′s racial order′ - Tom Lodge, University of Witwatersrand `A well-researched, well-argued, readable, interesting, informative and competent study′ - Capital and Class Providing a wide-ranging and critical introduction to contemporary South Africa, this book uses an interdisciplinary lens to introduce the student to the main debates, historical context, and issues that have characterized the study of South Africa over the last three decades. Key topics include: the role of colonialism, capitalism and modernity in the formation of the racial order; changes in the South African state; questions of class, race and ehtnicity; black resistance; and the transition to democracy. A number of underlying debates are critically evaluated. For exmple, the contribution of materialist and class-analytic approaches, the application of post-structuralism and theories of modernity, and the prospects for democratic liberalism and socialism in post-apartheid South Africa.

Author : Naomi Chazan,Robert A. Mortimer,Donald Rothchild,Peter Lewis,Stephen John Stedman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 539 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1999-11-11
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349144907

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Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa by Naomi Chazan,Robert A. Mortimer,Donald Rothchild,Peter Lewis,Stephen John Stedman Pdf

Africa has undergone significant political, economic, and social change since the first edition of this book was published in early 1988. Now revised and updated throughout, this new edition includes current economic, social, and political data, as well as entirely new sections on the dismantling of apartheid, civil society, democratization and multiparty politics, economic reform and structural adjustment, and the prospects for African development in the twenty-first century. Review comments on the first edition: 'Required reading for any course on politics and society of the African continent' West Africa. 'The best available textbook on the subject ... this volume stands unchallenged in its comprehensiveness and sophistication.' - Choice

Author : Peter Alegi
Publisher : University of Kwazulu Natal Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 1869141822

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Laduma! by Peter Alegi Pdf

'The passionate and meticulous research in Laduma! ensures that a lost legacy is highlighted and that the roots of soccer in South Africa have now been properly recorded.'-Mark Gleeson --Book Jacket.

Author : Earl Black,Merle Black
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0674689593

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Politics and Society in the South by Earl Black,Merle Black Pdf

This book is a systematic interpretation of the most important national and state tendencies in southern politics since 1920. The authors contend that, notable improvements in race relations aside, the central tendencies in southern politics are primarily established by the values, beliefs, and objectives of the expanding white urban middle class.

Author : Martin Plaut,Carien Du Plessis
Publisher : Hurst & Company
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : South Africa
ISBN : 9781787382046

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Understanding South Africa by Martin Plaut,Carien Du Plessis Pdf

When Nelson Mandela emerged from decades in jail to preach reconciliation, South Africans truly appeared a people reborn as the Rainbow Nation. Yet, a quarter of a century later, the country sank into bitter recriminations and rampant corruption under Jacob Zuma. Why did this happen, and how was hope betrayed? President Cyril Ramaphosa, who is seeking to heal these wounds, is due to lead the African National Congress into an election by May 2019. The ANC is hoping to claw back support lost to the opposition in the Zuma era. This book will shed light on voters' choices and analyze the election outcome as the results emerge. With chapters on all the major issues at stake--from education to land redistribution-- Understanding South Africa offers insights into Africa's largest and most diversified economy, closely tied to its neighbors' fortunes.

Author : Heather Deegan
Publisher : Pearson Education
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 0582382270

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The Politics of the New South Africa by Heather Deegan Pdf

For undergraduate and taught masters courses on modern South Africa as part of a politics, area studies, development studies or combined social sciences degree. This book provides an appraisal of critical moments in South Africa's history: segregation and racial supremacy, black opposition, politics under apartheid and violence and terror. The authors include up-to-date information such as the transfer of power in 1994, enfranchisement and political realignment, the post-electoral period of adjustment and socio-economic transition, the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the 1999 elections.

Author : Heather Deegan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2014-05-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317861010

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Politics South Africa by Heather Deegan Pdf

South Africa’s democratic transformation in 1994 captured the attention of the international community. Politics: South Africa provides an acute appraisal of the critical moments in the history of South Africa, and examines the political environment in the years following the shift to democracy. Under the leadership of the revered figure of Nelson Mandela, the ‘rainbow nation’ achieved the transition with less violence than had been feared. A new generation of post-Apartheid young people has grown up, and the socio-political environment is maturing. However, the country still has immense challenges to overcome, in delivering services to its diverse populations faced with the impact of HIV/AIDS on communities and the economic demands of development. This fully-revised second edition includes two entirely new chapters based on the author’s recent research and interviews within the country, dealing with the legacy of the President Mbeki years, the implications of the 2009 election, and the challenges now facing the country under Jacob Zuma. Politics: South Africa is an accessible guide for students, and a fascinating appraisal of a nation which has travelled a long journey but is still trying to reconcile its past. Features include: - boxed discussions of key subject areas - chronology of important events - maps - appendices of critical documents and speeches Dr Heather Deegan is a Reader in Comparative Politics at Middlesex University, London. She was a Fellow of the Africa Institute of South Africa, Pretoria and was a Visiting Lecturer at the University of Witwatersrand. She is the author of six books including the recently published Africa Today: Culture, Economics, Religion, Security (2009).

Author : Albert Venter
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Political parties
ISBN : STANFORD:36105081992872

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South African Government and Politics by Albert Venter Pdf

Author : Peter Vale,Pieter Fourie
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-13
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317665762

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Political Science in South Africa by Peter Vale,Pieter Fourie Pdf

In 2013 and in 2014 respectively, the South African Association of Political Studies (SAAPS) and Politikon (the South African Journal of Political Studies) celebrate their 40th anniversary. Also, in April 2014 South Africa celebrates twenty years since the advent of the post-Apartheid democracy, and the birth of the ‘rainbow nation’. This book provides a timely account of the birth and evolution of South African politics over the past four decades, but also of the study of Political Science and International Relations in this country. Fourteen political scientists contribute chapters to this volume, situating the study of politics within its global context and recounting the development of politics as a field of study at South African universities. The fourteen contributions evaluate the state of the discipline(s) and suggest conclusions that are surprising and in many instances unsettling, not only with regards to what and how politics is taught, but also how its study has variously gained and lost pertinence for South Africans’ understanding of their own polity as well as its place in the world. The implications are uncomfortable, and pose interesting challenges for South African scholarship, pedagogy and national self-reflection. This book was published as a special issue of Politikon.

Author : Paul B. Rich
Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1996-07-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0333642511

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Reaction and Renewal in South Africa by Paul B. Rich Pdf

This volume is a timely survey of the changes that have been occurring in South African politics and society since the unbanning of the exile liberation movements in 1990. It brings together a collection of seasoned scholars who examine the debates over changes in such areas as the economy, the state, the legal system, the position of women and foreign relations. The volume explores the forces pushing for radical change in South African society as well as those resisting it and is particularly notable for bringing a political science perspective to bear on such issues as the restructuring of government and the constitution.

Author : Naomi Chazan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UVA:X001399050

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Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa by Naomi Chazan Pdf

An up-to-date introduction to modern African politics, this textbook aims to present the complexities and diversity of the African world since independence. The authors set their own political choices alongside more traditional approaches.

Author : Bert Klandermans,Marlene Roefs,Johan L. Olivier
Publisher : HSRC Press
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0796919852

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The State of the People by Bert Klandermans,Marlene Roefs,Johan L. Olivier Pdf

The period 1994 to 2000 saw the implementation of fundamental social and political change in South Africa. Social science literature suggests that such fundamental change increases the probability of civil conflict and strife, as some sectors of the population expect significant improvements in their position following the removal of economic and political barriers that previously inhibited their upward mobility. Other sectors are concerned about a possible decrease in their living standards as a result of the erosion of their privileged position. Still others experience increased uncertainty, which in itself is associated with significant social change.

Author : Dewald Van Niekerk,Alan Jonker,Gerrit Van der Waldt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Political Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110149783

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Governance, Politics, and Policy in South Africa by Dewald Van Niekerk,Alan Jonker,Gerrit Van der Waldt Pdf

The book looks at contemporary political issues within the South African and the global context. It covers topics such as policy making process; the ethical conduct of government officials and politicians, information management, foreign policy, and the interplay between government and the private sector.

Author : Irving Leonard Markovitz
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105083173190

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African Politics and Society by Irving Leonard Markovitz Pdf

Collection of essays on political and social changes taking place in contemporary Africa south of Sahara - gives the historical background, covers precolonial political leadership, the struggle for accession to independence, the growth of movements against the role of UK, the role of France and the role of Portugal in africa, parliamentary practices after independence, socialist political parties, political problems, the reasons for the ascendancy of the armed forces, economic planning, etc. Bibliography pp. 459 to 465, and references.

Author : Naomi Chazan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 543 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Africa
ISBN : 0333694759

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Politics and Society in Contemporary Africa by Naomi Chazan Pdf

The new edition of this text includes entirely new chapters on political economy and South Africa, and has been thoroughly revised throughout to reflect the major changes in Africa and in the wider world since the end of the Cold War. The book seeks to improve our understanding of the multiple forces at work on the continent.