South Africa in Crisis

ISBN-13: 9781032323572 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 216 str.

Jesmond Blumenfeld

Opis

Originally published in 1987, this book documents the perceptions and policies of all the major interest groups in South Africa during the 1980s when the long-running struggle for ultimate political power in South Africa entered a new phase.

Recenzje

‘The chapters are written by established figures in the field and are uniformly clear and well informed.’ James Barber, University of Durham in International Affairs, Vol 64, No. 1.

Spis treści

1. Introduction 2. Economy Under Siege 3. Reform: Destruction or Modernization of Apartheid?  4. Whither the White Oligarchy? 5. The Black Opposition Martin Meredith 6. The Black Trade Unions: From Economics to Politics 7. Political Violence and the Security Response 8. Constitutional Proposals: The Middle Ground 9. Constitutional Compromises in Divided Societies 10. Foreign Policy: Retreat into the Laager 11. Regional Policy: The Compulsion to Incorporate .