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South Africa - The Present as History: From Mrs Ples to Mandela and Marikana
John S. Saul
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Description for South Africa - The Present as History: From Mrs Ples to Mandela and Marikana
Paperback. Analyses on-going movements against inequality and injustice in South Africa to show how these are rooted in its early history, anti-apartheid resistance and struggles for independence. Num Pages: 312 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; JFFJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 482.
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 - regions of 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 ... Read more
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 - regions of 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
James Currey
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
481g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847011350
SKU
V9781847011350
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Ref
99-50
Reviews for South Africa - The Present as History: From Mrs Ples to Mandela and Marikana
Readers are presented with illuminating, insightful, and fascinating scholarly discussions of the evolution of white settler colonialism and the brutal politics of segregation and white supremacist politics. Saul and Bond provide excellent historiographic references to many sides of the debate in this frank, iconoclastic, rigorous scholarly discourse. Highly recommended. CHOICE