Muiu The Pitfalls of Liberal Democracy and Late Nationalism in South Africa

2008
ISBN: 978-0-230-61727-8
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 239 Seiten, eBook

This book compares African and Afrikaner nationalisms to demonstrate that the transition from apartheid to liberal democracy in South Africa was a neo-colonial settlement that left the economy and the military and security sectors under the control of the white minority, while increasing wide socioeconomic disparities between rich and poor.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Muiu, M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction An African Imagined Community, 1867-1948 An Afrikaner Imagined Community, 1867-1948 Apartheid's Impact on African and Afrikaner Nationalisms "Home" as depicted in Selected African and Afrikaner Novels and Short Stories Changes in South African Capitalist Economy, 1976-1994 Negotiations for a Democratic South Africa, 1991-1994 Economic and Social Change in South Africa, 1994-2006 Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

MUENI WA MUIU is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Winston-Salem State University, USA.