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Democratization in South Africa: The Elusive Social Contract (Princeton Legacy Library)
Timothy D. Sisk
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Description for Democratization in South Africa: The Elusive Social Contract (Princeton Legacy Library)
Hardcover. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 358 pages, 5 figs. 1 map 7 tables. BIC Classification: HBJH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Timothy Sisk presents a new way of conceiving the transition to democracy in South Africa. Unlike authors such as Horowitz and Lijphart, who have sought to prescribe an ideal set of post-apartheid political institutions, Sisk asks what kinds of institutions show signs of actually emerging, given recent history and present realities. He treats the problem of constructing a democratic post-apartheid society in South Africa as part of a larger condition common to societies deeply divided by ethnic, religious, racial, or national discord. Though its profound cleavages of race and class make it a least likely candidate for conflict ... Read more
Timothy Sisk presents a new way of conceiving the transition to democracy in South Africa. Unlike authors such as Horowitz and Lijphart, who have sought to prescribe an ideal set of post-apartheid political institutions, Sisk asks what kinds of institutions show signs of actually emerging, given recent history and present realities. He treats the problem of constructing a democratic post-apartheid society in South Africa as part of a larger condition common to societies deeply divided by ethnic, religious, racial, or national discord. Though its profound cleavages of race and class make it a least likely candidate for conflict ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Princeton Legacy Library
Condition
New
Weight
28 g
Number of Pages
358
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691654003
SKU
V9780691654003
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One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 1995 ... will likely become the standard work on South African reform...
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