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The Founders - The Origins of the ANC and the Struggle for Democracy in South Africa (Hardcover) Loot Price: R1,179
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The Founders - The Origins of the ANC and the Struggle for Democracy in South Africa (Hardcover)

Andre Odendaal

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Founded in1912, the African National Congress worked tirelessly to promote democracy and protect the rights of South Africa's black population. Using a combination of armed struggle and conciliation, the ANC formed broad political alliances that ensured its victory in the 1994 general election and established Nelson Mandela as the first democratically elected president of South Africa. When he cast his own vote in this historic election, Mandela is said to have paid his respects at the memorial to John Dube (the first president of the ANC), proclaiming, "Mission accomplished, Mr. President." Eighty years after the ANC's founding, its dreams had finally been realized. In The Founders: The Origins of the ANC and the Struggle for Democracy in South Africa, author Andre Odendaal examines the creators of South Africa's early civil rights movement. This unique book chronicles the astonishing achievements of the pioneering intellectuals and activists who, from the 1860s onwards, led the struggle for black political rights in southern Africa's new colonial societies. Using a variety of sources, Odendaal demonstrates how the founders combined African humanism-or Ubuntu-with Western democratic constitutionalism and Christian beliefs to shape a new political vision that countered colonial and apartheid ideas. The Founders brings to life the remarkable generation of Africans who first developed the framework, form, and content of the freedom struggle in South Africa and is essential reading for those who wish to understand the context that produced Nelson Mandela and his famous African National Congress.

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Imprint: University Press of Kentucky
Country of origin: United States
Release date: November 2013
First published: November 2013
Authors: Andre Odendaal
Dimensions: 234 x 164 x 46mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Paper over boards / With dust jacket
Pages: 569
ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-4314-9
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > African history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political parties > General
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > Civil rights & citizenship
Books > History > African history > General
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LSN: 0-8131-4314-4
Barcode: 9780813143149

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