| Politics and Society in South Africa Contributor(s): Glaser, Daryl J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761950176 ISBN-13: 9780761950172 Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd OUR PRICE: $82.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Providing a wide-ranging and critical introduction to contemporary South Africa, this book uses an interdisciplinary lens to introduce the student to the main debates, historical context, and issues that have characterized the study of South Africa over the last three decades. Key topics include: the role of colonialism, capitalism and modernity in the formation of the racial order; changes in the South African state; questions of class, race and ehtnicity; black resistance; and the transition to democracy. A number of underlying debates are critically evaluated. For exmple, the contribution of materialist and class-analytic approaches, the application of post-structuralism and theories of modernity, and the prospects for democratic liberalism and socialism in post-apartheid South Africa. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Public Affairs & Administration |
| Dewey: 968 |
| LCCN: 2001266408 |
| Series: Sage Politics Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.77" H x 5.78" W x 8.96" (1.01 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Providing a wide-ranging and critical introduction to contemporary South Africa, this book uses an interdisciplinary lens to introduce the student to the main debates, historical context, and issues that have characterized the study of South Africa over the last three decades. Key topics include: the role of colonialism, capitalism and modernity in the formation of the racial order; changes in the South African state; questions of class, race and ehtnicity; black resistance; and the transition to democracy. A number of underlying debates are critically evaluated. For exmple, the contribution of materialist and class-analytic approaches, the application of post-structuralism and theories of modernity, and th |
