National liberation, one of the grand narratives of the twentieth century, has left a weighty legacy of unfulfilled dreams. This book" "explores the ongoing struggle for legitimate, accountable political leaders in postcolonial Southern Africa, focusing on dilemmas arising when ex-liberation movements form the governments. While the spread of multi-party democracy to most countries in the region is to be celebrated, democratic practice often has been superficial - a limited, elitist politics that relies on the symbols of the liberation struggle to legitimate "de facto" one-party rule and...