"Eloquent and beautifully written, Ishtiyaq Shukri's newest book weaves together multiple viewpoints in a colourful tapestry of genres, which leaves us contemplating the complexities of war, and questioning the nature of freedom and power in post-1994 South Africa. What, then, is the 'deep state'? Here is how it works. You think your country has undergone a transition to democracy. You ... Read morehave had roughly free and fair elections. You have new leaders in charge. Yet you begin to realise that, as the French say, the more things change the more they stay the same. You realise that there are powerful elite formations bequeathed by years, even decades, of authoritarian rule still able to block progressive change and protect their interests..." - Sina Odugbemi. Show Less