South Africa, Settler Colonialism and the Failures of Liberal Democracy

by Thiven Reddy

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783602244
• ISBN13: 9781783602247
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.4"