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The idea of the ANC - A Jacana pocket book (Paperback)
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The idea of the ANC - A Jacana pocket book (Paperback)
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The African National Congress (ANC) has established itself as
Africa's most famous liberation movement. The year 2012 is an
important year in the history of the African National Congress'
organisational, political and ideological development and growth.
It marks 100 years of the ANC's existence; a milestone that has
prompted partisans to a century of unparalleled achievement in the
struggle against colonialism and racial discrimination and the year
of the 53rd National Conference in Mangaung. It is, though, a
liberation whose critics have painted a less-flattering portrait of
the historical ANC, as a communist puppet, a moribund dinosaur, or
an elitist political parasite. For such sceptics, the ANC - now in
government for two decades - has betrayed South Africans rather
than liberated them. The politics of the ANC, and those of the
country it governs, are today tumultuous. South Africans endure
deep inequality and unemployment, violent community protests,
murders of foreign residents, major policy blunders, an AIDS
crisis, and deepening corruption. Inside the ANC there are episodes
of open rebellion against the leadership, conflicts over the
character of a post-liberation movement, and debilitating battles
for succession to the movement's presidency. The Idea of the ANC
explores how ANC intellectuals and leaders interpret the historical
project of their movement. It investigates three interlocked ideas:
a conception of power, a responsibility for promoting unity, and a
commitment to human liberation. It explores how these notions have
shaped South African politics in the past, and how they will inform
ANC leaders' responses to the challenges of the future.
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