African National Congress and the Regene Contributor(s): Booysen, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1868145425 ISBN-13: 9781868145423 Publisher: Wits University Press
Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: November 2011 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Colonialism & Post-colonialism - History | Africa - South - General - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy |
LCCN: 2011478764 |
Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.69" W x 9.49" L (2.04 lbs) 536 pages |
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: The African National Congress is light years beyond the liberation movement of old. It remains a juggernaut, but its control and dominance are no longer watertight. The ANC lives the contradictions of weaknesses, cracks and factions while retaining its colossal status. As a party-movement it draws on its liberation credentials, and extracts immense power from its deep anchorage in South Africa's people. It is immersed in electoral politics that marks the state of its overwhelming power cyclically. As government the ANC is the object of protest, but not protest designed to bring the ruling party to its knees. The ANC is in command of the state, yet fails to definitively counter the deficits that make South Africa's democracy seem so diluted. Its incredulous and thus far trusting supporters condemn but only rarely punish deployees who do not 'pass through the eye of the needle'. |
Contributor Bio(s): Booysen, Susan: - Susan Booysen is a political analyst and commentator, based at the Wits School of Governance. She is the author of the bestselling political analysis, The ANC and the Regeneration of Political Power (2011). |
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