03253nam 2200625Ia 450 991081326590332120200520144314.01-282-53991-497866125399160-253-00407-1(CKB)2670000000014155(EBL)501437(OCoLC)607554424(SSID)ssj0000357738(PQKBManifestationID)11278825(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357738(PQKBWorkID)10354257(PQKB)10135894(MiAaPQ)EBC501437(EXLCZ)99267000000001415520090605d2010 uy 0engur|n|||||||||txtccrChieftaincy, the state, and democracy political legitimacy in post-apartheid South Africa /J. Michael Williams1st ed.Bloomington, Ind. Indiana University Press ;Chesham20101 online resource (300 p.) mapDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-35418-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.""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""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, aChiefdomsSouth AfricaLocal governmentSouth AfricaDemocracySouth AfricaPost-apartheid eraSouth AfricaSouth AfricaSocial conditions1994-South AfricaPolitics and government1994-ChiefdomsLocal governmentDemocracyPost-apartheid era321.10968Williams J. Michael1954-1754470MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910813265903321Chieftaincy, the state, and democracy4190870UNINA