UID:
almafu_9960117254602883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 302 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-78204-292-X
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1-78204-243-1
Content:
In 1994, the first non-racial elections in South Africa brought Nelson Mandela and his African National Congress to office; elections since have confirmed the ANC's hold, both popular and legitimate,on power. Yet, at the same time, South Africa has one of the highest rates of protest and dissent in the world - underscored by the police shooting of 34 striking miners at Marikana in 2012 - regionsof deep poverty and environmental degradation, rising inequality and high unemployment rates. This book looks at this paradox by examining the precise character of the post-apartheid state, and the roots of the hope that something better than the semi-liberation that the ANC has presided over must not be long delayed - both within the ANC itself and within the broader society of South Africa.〈BR〉The authors present a history of South Africa from earliest times, with today's post-apartheid society interpreted and understood in the context of and through the lens of its earlier history. Following the introduction, which offers an analytical background to the narrative that follows, they track the course of South African history: from its origins to apartheid in the 1970; through the crisisand transition of the 1970s and 1980s to the historic deal-making of 1994 that ended apartheid; to its recent history from Mandela to Marikana, with increasing signs of social unrest and class conflict. Finally, the authors reflect on the present situation in South Africa with reference to the historical patterns that have shaped contemporary realities and the possibility of a 'next liberation struggle'.〈BR〉〈BR〉 John S. Saul is Professor Emeritus at York University (Canada). Patrick Bond is Senior Professor of Development Studies and Director of the Centre for Civil Society at the University of KwaZulu-Natal (Durban).〈BR〉〈BR〉 Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland & Botswana): Jacana〈BR〉
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Jan 2016).
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Introduction : South Africa in history / John S. Saul and Patrick Bond -- What's past is prologue : from the beginnings to 1994. The making of South Africa ... and apartheid, to 1970 / John S. Saul ; The transition : the players assemble, 1970-1990 / John S. Saul ; The apartheid endgame, 1990-1994 / John S. Saul -- The present as history : post-apartheid and post-1994. Contradictions subside then deepen : accumulation and class conflict, 1994-2000 / Patrick Bond ; Consolidating the contradictions : from Mandela to Marikana, 2000-2012 / Patrick Bond -- Conclusions : the future as history. Uneven and combined resistance : Marikana and the trail to 'Tunisia day' 2020 / Patrick Bond ; Liberating liberation : the struggle against recolonization in South Africa / John S. Saul.
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-84701-092-X
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
DOI:
10.1515/9781782042433
URL:
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http://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/9781782042433/type/BOOK
