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Flawed Freedom, A
Rethinking southern African liberation
JS SAUL
Twenty years on from the fall of apartheid, veteran analyst and struggle activist John S. Saul examines the liberation struggle in southern Africa. He places it in a regional and global context and looks at how initial optimism and hope has given way to a sense of crisis and dysfunction, exemplified by soaring levels of inequality and violence.
With chapters on South Africa, Tanzania and Mozambique, Saul examines the reality of southern Africa’s post-’liberation’ plight. He argues that globalisation is fostering in Africa a limited brand of development that offers wealth and power to the fortunate few and a form of recolonisation to the poorer majority. Saul discusses the ongoing ‘rebellion of the poor’, including the recent Marikana massacre, that continues to shake the region. He suggests that a second southern African liberation struggle is entirely possible in the future.
The book contains a tribute to Ruth First, revolutionary and social scientist, whose tragic end occurred down the hall from Saul’s office at the University of Eduardo Mondlane in Maputo; and a salute to Nelson Mandela.
SUITABLE FOR
Historians, sociologists, political scientists, students of Development Studies and African Studies, and anyone with an interest in African politics more generally.
Inside African Politics
P ENGLEBERT & KC DUNN
This up-to-date introduction to contemporary African politics focuses on states as well as citizens across the continent, looking at politics from above and below. It examines why we should know about African politics; the evolution of African states; people, identity and power; the practice of power; the range of regimes in Africa; the economic dimensions of African politics; the shifting landscape of conflict and security; and African politics in international relations. Using an abundance of data and illustrative examples, the authors highlight the contributions of African experiences to the broader knowledge of comparative politics and international relations.
The straightforward, accessible style makes this book suitable for the general reader interested in current affairs. But the book will also serve as an essential text and a long-term resource for students and scholars alike.
SUITABLE FOR
Undergraduate students of politics, African politics and international relations, as well as the general reader.
978 1 77582 078 9 978 1 77582 198 4 2014
208 PAGES
ZAR R333.00 ZAR R333.00
              978 1 77582 068 0 2014
464 PAGES
ZAR R511.00
   JUTA EDUCATION AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CATALOGUE | 2018/2019
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