This is an incisive look at the politics behind the negotiations and outcome of South Africa's transition to democracy. It is based on previously unexamined archival material and will be of great interest to anyone interested in South African politics, constitutional law, democracy and human rights. During the early 1990s, South Africans kept a close eye on the media coverage of South Africa's negotiated transition to democracy. Likened to a soap opera by some, the negotiations featured violent interlopers, dramatic walkouts, alliances and, somehow, a fortunate conclusion in the form of the...