The Politics of Evil: Magic, State Power and the Political Imagination in South Africa

by Clifton Crais

Book Overview

In The Politics of Evil, Clifton Crais provides a unique interpretation of South African history and a fresh approach to the study of power, culture and resistance in the modern world. Encompassing all of South Africa's history in his analysis, Crais examines the formation of an authoritarian political order and the complex ways people understood and resisted the colonial state. He explores state formation as a cultural and political process as well...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521104823
• ISBN13: 9780521104821
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"