Liberation Movements in Power: Party and State in Southern Africa
Roger Southall
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Hardback. Analyses the ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe, SWAPO in Namibia and the ANC in South Africa and to what extent their promises of democracy have been effected in government. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1HFM; GTB; JP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 163 x 37. Weight in Grams: 838.
Analyses the ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe, SWAPO in Namibia and the ANC in South Africa and to what extent their promises of democracy have been effected in government. The liberation movements of Southern Africa arose to combat racism, colonialism and settler capitalism and engaged in armed struggle to establish democracy. After victory over colonial and white minority regimes, they moved into government embodying the hopes and aspirations of their mass of supporters and of widespread international solidarity movements. Even with the difficult legacies they inherited, their performance in power has been deeply disappointing. Roger Southall tracks the experiences in ... Read more
Analyses the ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe, SWAPO in Namibia and the ANC in South Africa and to what extent their promises of democracy have been effected in government. The liberation movements of Southern Africa arose to combat racism, colonialism and settler capitalism and engaged in armed struggle to establish democracy. After victory over colonial and white minority regimes, they moved into government embodying the hopes and aspirations of their mass of supporters and of widespread international solidarity movements. Even with the difficult legacies they inherited, their performance in power has been deeply disappointing. Roger Southall tracks the experiences in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
James Currey United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847010667
SKU
V9781847010667
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99-23
About Roger Southall
ROGER SOUTHALL is Emeritus Professor in Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand and Professorial Research Associate, Department of Politics and International Studies, SOAS. His books include Liberation Movements in Power: Party and State in Southern Africa (2013) and The New Black Middle Class in South Africa (2016). ROGER SOUTHALL is Emeritus Professor in Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand and Professorial Research ... Read more
Reviews for Liberation Movements in Power: Party and State in Southern Africa
[I]t is only through transparent and thorough research that politically sensitive history can be unravelled and this is precisely what the author has achieved with his Liberation Movements in Power: Party and State in Southern Africa.
ITINERARIO
An important comparative study ... essential reading for anyone interested in this topic.
STRATEGIC REVIEW FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
Comparative ... Read more
ITINERARIO
An important comparative study ... essential reading for anyone interested in this topic.
STRATEGIC REVIEW FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
Comparative ... Read more