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Security and Politics in South Africa: The Regional Dimension (Critical Security Studies)
Peter C. J. Vale
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Hardcover. Peter Vale argues in this analysis that, despite South Africa's manipulation of state structures and elites in the region for its own ends, the suffering endured under the apartheid regime drew the region together at the popular level; and economic factors reinforced the process of integration. Series: Critical Security Studies. Num Pages: 250 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; GTB; HBJH; JPQB; JPV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230. .
In this analysis of South Africa's postapartheid security system, Peter Vale moves beyond a realist discussion of interacting states to examine southern Africa as an integrated whole. Vale argues that, despite South Africa's manipulation of state structures and elites in the region for its own ends, the suffering endured under the apartheid regime drew the region together at the popular level; and economic factors, such as the use of migrant labor, reinforced the process of integration. Exploring how the region is changing today - as transnational solidarity and a single regional economy remove the distinctions between national and international politics ... Read more
In this analysis of South Africa's postapartheid security system, Peter Vale moves beyond a realist discussion of interacting states to examine southern Africa as an integrated whole. Vale argues that, despite South Africa's manipulation of state structures and elites in the region for its own ends, the suffering endured under the apartheid regime drew the region together at the popular level; and economic factors, such as the use of migrant labor, reinforced the process of integration. Exploring how the region is changing today - as transnational solidarity and a single regional economy remove the distinctions between national and international politics ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Lynne Rienner Pub
Condition
New
Series
Critical Security Studies
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Boulder, CO, United States
ISBN
9781588261151
SKU
V9781588261151
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About Peter C. J. Vale
Peter Vale is senior professor of government and professor of social theory at the University of the Western Cape. An influential commentator on foreign policy and contributor to such journals as International Affairs, Survival, Foreign Affairs, and Alternatives, he served as a member of the ANC's foreign policy advisory group during South Africa's transition to democracy. He is coeditor of ... Read more
Reviews for Security and Politics in South Africa: The Regional Dimension (Critical Security Studies)
A challenging, stimulating, and important work, incorporating a profound critique of South African approaches to security-making both before and after the demise of apartheid.... Vale offers some intriguing pointers toward a different and more hopeful vision of community and security in the region. - David Black, Dalhousie University