South Africa

by Alexander Johnston

At the heart of South Africa's 'miracle' transition from intractable ethno-racial conflict to democracy was an improvised nation born out of war weariness, hope, idealism and calculated pragmatism on the part of the elites who negotiated the compromise settlement. In the absence of any of the conventional bonds of national consciousness, the improvised nation was fixed on the civic identity and national citizenship envisaged in the new constitution...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780932707
• ISBN13: 9781780932705
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"