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Law and Revolution in South Africa
Drucilla Cornell
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Description for Law and Revolution in South Africa
The relation between law and revolution is one of the most pressing questions of our time. As one country after another has faced the challenge that comes with the revolutionary overthrow of past dictatorships, how one reconstructs a new government is a burning issue. Series: Just Ideas. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; JPA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 3887 x 5817 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
The relation between law and revolution is one of the most pressing questions of our time. As one country after another has faced the challenge that comes with the revolutionary overthrow of past dictatorships, how one reconstructs a new government is a burning issue.
South Africa, after a long and bloody armed struggle and a series of militant uprisings, negotiated a settlement for a new government and remains an important example of what a substantive revolution might look like. The essays collected in this book address both the broader question of law and revolution and some of the specific ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Just Ideas
Number of Pages
224
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823257577
SKU
V9780823257577
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About Drucilla Cornell
Drucilla Cornell was Professor Emerita of Political Science, Comparative Literature, and Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University; Professor Extraordinaire at the University of Pretoria, South Africa; and a visiting professor at Birkbeck College, University of London. With a background in philosophy, law, and grassroots mobilization, she played a central role in the organization of the memorable conferences on deconstruction ... Read more
Reviews for Law and Revolution in South Africa
"Partly focusing on South Africa as a case study, Cornell considers the challenge of reconstructing a government after the revolutionary overthrow of past dictatorships." - Law & Social Inquiry, Journal of the American Bar Foundation "This book is a rare one-the reflections on philosophy, law, and political theory are profound and moving. Rather than reproduce the multiple stages of debate ... Read more