Making of Apartheid: 1948-61 Conflict & Compromise Osaa

by Deborah Posel

Book Overview

This book breaks new ground in exposing some of the crucial political processes and struggles which shaped the reciprocal development of Apartheid and capitalism in South Africa. The author's compelling analysis debunks the orthodoxy in the literature, which presents apartheid as the product of a single "grand plan" created by the State in response to the pressures of capital accumulation. Using a case study of influx control during the first phase...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198277725
• ISBN13: 9780198277729
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA