From Comrades to Citizens: The South African Civics Movement and the Transition to Democracy 2000 Edition Contributor(s): Adler, G. (Editor), Steinberg, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0312231024 ISBN-13: 9780312231026 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2000 Annotation: In the 1980s, South Africa townships exploded in insurrection led by youth and residents' organizations that collectively became known as the "civics movements." Yet it has been difficult for the civics movements to find a place for itself in the post-apartheid order it helped to create. This book charts the rise and fall of the movement in the transistion to, and the consolidation of, a democracy in South Africa. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Ideologies - Democracy - Political Science | Comparative Politics - Political Science | Civics & Citizenship |
Dewey: 322.420 |
LCCN: 99053011 |
Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.73" W x 8.84" (1.06 lbs) 253 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Cultural Region - African |
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Publisher Description: In the 1980s South Africa's urban townships exploded into insurrection led by youth and residents' organisations that collectively became known as the civics movement. Ironically the movement has been unable to adapt to the role of a voluntary association in the liberal polity it helped create, and has great difficulty defining any alternative role. This volume charts the rise and fall of the movement in the transition to and consolidation of democracy in South Africa. |