The pitfalls of liberal democracy and late nationalism in South Africa

This book compares African and Afrikaner nationalisms to demonstrate that thetransition 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. INDICE: - 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

• ISBN: 978-0-230-60815-3
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 256
• Fecha Publicación: 12/01/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés