Mbeki and After - Reflections on the Legacy of Thabo Mbeki (Paperback)

For nearly ten years - indeed more if we include his period of influence under Mandela's presidency - Thabo Mbeki bestrode South Africa's political stage. Despite attempts by some in the new ANC leadership to airbrush out his role, there can be little doubt that Mbeki was a seminal figure in South Africa's new democracy, one who left a huge mark in many fields, perhaps most controversially in state and party management, economic policy, public health intervention, foreign affairs and race relations. If we wish to understand the character and fate of post-1994 South Africa, we must therefore ask: What kind of political system, economy and society has the former President bequeathed to the government of Jacob Zuma and to the citizens of South Africa generally? This question is addressed head-on here by a diverse range of analysts, commentators and participants in the political process. Amongst the specific questions they seek to answer: What is Mbeki's legacy for patterns of inclusion and exclusion based on race, class and gender? How, if at all, did his presidency reshape relations within the state, between the state and the ruling party and between the state and society? How did he reposition South Africa on the continent and in the world? This book will be of interest to anyone wishing to understand the current political landscape in South Africa, and Mbeki's role in shaping it.

General

Imprint:	Wits University Press
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	October 2010
First published:	February 2013
Authors:	Richard Calland • Jane Duncan • Steven Friedman • Mark Gevisser • Daryl Glaser • Mark Heywood • Peter Hudson • Chris Landsberg • Eusebius McKaiser • Chris Oxtoby
Dimensions:	200 x 130 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	308
ISBN-13:	978-1-86814-502-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Political leaders & leadership Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics Promotions
LSN:	1-86814-502-6
Barcode:	9781868145027

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