South Africa : the present as history : from Mrs Ples to Mandela & Marikana

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South Africa : the present as history : from Mrs Ples to Mandela & Marikana

John S. Saul, Patrick Bond

James Currey, 2014

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-286) and index

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Description

Analyses the roots of power, patriarchy, ecological destruction and capitalist dynamics, of anti-apartheid resistance and of on-going movements against inequality and injustice in contemporary South Africa, to show how its contemporary realities are rooted in its past history and earlier struggles for independence. Short-listed for the Deutscher Prize 2014

Table of Contents

Introduction: South Africa in History by John S. Saul and Patrick Bond - PART I WHAT'S PAST IS PROLOGUE: FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO 1994 by John S. Saul The Making of South Africa ... and Apartheid, to 1970 The Transition: The Players Assemble, 1970-1990 The Apartheid Endgame, 1990-1994 - PART II THE PRESENT AS HISTORY: POST-APARTHEID & POST-1994 by Patrick Bond Contradictions Subside then Deepen: Accumulation and Class Conflict, 1994-2000 Consolidating the Contradictions: From Mandela to Marikana, 2000-2012 - PART III CONCLUSIONS: THE FUTURE AS HISTORY Uneven and Combined Resistance: Marikana and The Trail to 'Tunisia Day' 2020 by Patrick Bond Liberating Liberation: The Struggle against Recolonization in South Africa by John S. Saul

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  • NCID
    BB1827047X
  • ISBN
    • 9781847010926
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Woodbridge
  • Pages/Volumes
    ix, 302 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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