An Ordinary Country: Issues in the Transition from Apartheid to Democracy in South Africa

by Neville Alexander

Book Overview

Disputing the notion of a 'miracle' transition in South Africa, the author argues that the new South Africa had to happen as it did because of the socio-historical make-up of the country and the leading players involved.He identifies and explains some of the turning points at which critical choices were made by local and international forces. Alexander, a former leading political activist and commentator who spent time on Robben Island, goes beyond...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 157181261X
• ISBN13: 9781571812612
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"