This book is a scholarly study of the dynamics of social and political conflict in South Africa during the apartheid era. Pierre L. van den Berghe analyzes the historical factors, social structures, racial relations, and political tensions that shaped the conflict in the country. Using a sociological approach, the book explains the roots of division, the apartheid policy, and its impact on Sout…
Mary Benson's The African Patriots is a comprehensive history of the African National Congress (ANC), the oldest and most influential political organization in South Africa's liberation struggle. It explores the ANC's development since the early 20th century, its strategies for fighting colonialism and apartheid, and the roles of key figures in shaping the South African nationalist movement. Th…
No Easy Walk to Freedom is a collection of articles, speeches, and official statements by Nelson Mandela during his struggle against apartheid. It contains key texts reflecting Mandela's political thought, including his historic inquiry speech, his defense at the Rivonia trial, and a socio-political analysis of South Africa under apartheid. With a new foreword by Ruth First, the book provides a…
This book is the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, the first black former President of South Africa and also the first president elected through a general election. Written by the character himself, this book contains memories and experiences full of drama that shaped Nelson Mandela's personality. His life story is an epic story, full of continuous obstacles and difficulties until he finally suc…
The 1976 uprising in Soweto transformed the nature of both internal and external opposition to apartheid in South Africa, and the effects of this vociferous and sustained protest are felt more strongly than ever today. This book examines the nature of opposition among the African community to apartheid in the crucial years since Soweto by analysing internal African initiatives for bringing abou…
Since 1948, South Africa has moved from being a respected member of the British Commonwealth to being a pariah state of the world. How has this come about and what can be done about it? Why, indeed, does it generate far more intense moral passion than do other, arguably worse, regimes?
International criminal networks mainly from Latin America and Africa -- some with links to terrorism -- are turning West Africa into a key global hub for the distribution, wholesaling, and production of illicit drugs. These groups represent an existential threat to democratic governance of already fragile states in the sub-region because they are using narco-corruption to stage coups d'état, h…
South Africa's transformation from apartheid to a non-racial democracy has been called a miracle. But behind the public story lies another, the story of how the Afrikaners' own secret brotherhood, the Broderbund, saw the need for change and met secretly with the ANC in an English village
This book on political leadership in underdeveloped Africa and Asia as- sumes that a ruler's first desire is to retain his position at the apex of government while others press to displace him. THE RULER'S IMPERATIVE asks: Once positioned at the apex, what must a ruler do to remain in power and pursue more effectively the nation- building goals he sets for himself and his polity? How can he act…