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South Africa, Settler Colonialism And The Failures Of Liberal Democracy (Paperback): Thiven Reddy

South Africa, Settler Colonialism And The Failures Of Liberal Democracy (Paperback)

Thiven Reddy

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In South Africa, two unmistakable features describe post-Apartheid politics. The first is the formal framework of liberal democracy, including regular elections, multiple political parties and a range of progressive social rights. The second is the politics of the ‘extraordinary’, which includes a political discourse that relies on threats and the use of violence, the crude re-racialization of numerous conflicts, and protests over various popular grievances. In this highly original work, Thiven Reddy shows how conventional approaches to understanding democratization have failed to capture the complexities of South Africa’s post-Apartheid transition. Rather, as a product of imperial expansion, the South African state, capitalism and citizen identities have been uniquely shaped by a particular mode of domination, namely settler colonialism. South Africa, Settler Colonialism and the Failures of Liberal Democracy is an important work that sheds light on the nature of modernity, democracy and the complex politics of contemporary South Africa.

General

Imprint: Wits University Press
Country of origin: South Africa
Release date: April 2016
Authors: Thiven Reddy
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 216
ISBN-13: 978-1-86814-962-9
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Development studies
Books > Humanities > History > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Peace studies > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Imperialism
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > Democracy
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Revolutions & coups
Books > History > General
Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics
LSN: 1-86814-962-5
Barcode: 9781868149629

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