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The Pitfalls of Liberal Democracy and Late Nationalism in South Africa

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  1. Mueni wa Muiu
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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 1-19

  3. The African Imagined Community, 1867–1948

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    Pages 21-45

  4. An Afrikaner Imagined Community, 1867–1948

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    Pages 47-62

  5. The Impact of Apartheid on African and Afrikaner Nationalisms, 1948–1994

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    Pages 63-88

  6. “Home” as Depicted in Selected African and Afrikaner Novels and Short Stories

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    Pages 89-105

  7. Changes in South Africa’s Economy, 1976–1994

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    Pages 107-129

  8. The Negotiations for a Democratic South Africa, 1990–1994

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    Pages 131-150

  9. A Work in Progress

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    Pages 151-177

  10. Conclusion: South Africa

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    Pages 179-188

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 189-239
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This book compares African and Afrikaner nationalisms to demonstrate that the transition from apartheid to liberal democracy in South Africa was a neo-colonial settlement that left the economy and the military and security sectors under the control of the white minority, while increasing wide socioeconomic disparities between rich and poor.

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MUENI WA MUIU is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Winston-Salem State University, USA.
 

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