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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780533503321

Autore

Davenport T. R. H.

Titolo

The birth of a new South Africa / / T. R. H. Davenport

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1998

©1998

ISBN

1-4426-8055-5

1-282-02563-5

9786612025631

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

The Joanne Goodman Lectures ; ; 1995

Disciplina

968.06/5

Soggetti

Apartheid

Livres numeriques.

e-books.

Electronic books.

South Africa Politics and government 1994-

South Africa Politics and government

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Breaking Through -- 2. Peacemaking -- 3. Constitution Making -- 4. The Growing Pains of Democracy, 1994-1997.

Sommario/riassunto

"In these lectures, Davenport explores what he calls 'one of the most remarkable turnabouts in history, ' the recent dramatic events in South Africa. He begins by looking at the changes that set the stage for the demise of apartheid, and then at the challenges facing the new administration of Nelson Mandela after the May 1994 elections. The Government of National Unity had to build a new society out of old bricks, with all the handicaps of an economy run down by sanctions and with a school system that had almost collapsed and, in the process, left large numbers of people unemployed." "Davenport examines the process of reconciliation among the various elements of South African society, and explains how a host of problems that might have undermined peace-making efforts were overcome. He ends with an up-



to-date analysis of the making of the new constitution, a process set against this politically volatile background."--Jacket.