1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910813265903321

Autore

Williams J. Michael <1954->

Titolo

Chieftaincy, the state, and democracy : political legitimacy in post-apartheid South Africa / / J. Michael Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bloomington, Ind., : Indiana University Press

Chesham, 2010

ISBN

1-282-53991-4

9786612539916

0-253-00407-1

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.) : map

Disciplina

321.10968

Soggetti

Chiefdoms - South Africa

Local government - South Africa

Democracy - South Africa

Post-apartheid era - South Africa

South Africa Social conditions 1994-

South Africa Politics and government 1994-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Abbreviations""; ""1. Introduction: The Chieftaincy, the State, and the Desire to Dominate""; ""2. The Binding Together of the People: The Historical Development of the Chieftaincy and the Principle of Unity""; ""3. The Making of a Mixed Polity: The Accommodation and Transformation of the Chieftaincy""; ""4. The Contested Nature of Politics, Democracy, and Rights in Rural South Africa""; ""5. The Chieftaincy and the Establishment of Local Government: Multiple Boundaries and the Ambiguities of Representation""

""6. The Chieftaincy and Development: Expanding the Parameters of Tradition""""7. Legitimacy Lost? The Fall of a Chief and the Survival of a Chieftaincy""; ""8. Conclusion: The Chieftaincy and the Post-Apartheid State: Legitimacy and Democracy in a Mixed Polity""; ""Notes""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""



Sommario/riassunto

As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to recent changes. J. Michael Williams examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid. By taking local-level politics seriously and looking closely at how chiefs negotiate the new political order, Williams takes a position between those who see the chieftaincy as an indigenous democratic form deserving recognition and protection, a