LEADER 03415nam 22006733u 450 001 9910451047403321 005 20210111123346.0 010 $a1-282-77899-4 010 $a9786612778995 010 $a1-135-58004-9 010 $a0-203-90682-9 035 $a(CKB)1000000000250412 035 $a(EBL)170558 035 $a(OCoLC)71348536 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000280008 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11206062 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000280008 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10268611 035 $a(PQKB)10243869 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC170558 035 $a(PPN)198451237 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000250412 100 $a20130418d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGovernment Confronts Culture$b[electronic resource] $eThe Struggle for Local Democracy in Southern Africa 210 $aHoboken $cTaylor and Francis$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (391 p.) 225 1 $aStates and Societies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-97539-7 311 $a0-8153-3080-4 327 $aCover; GOVERNMENT CONFRONTS CULTURE: THE STRUGGLE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA; Copyright; CONTENTS; MAP; PREFACE; PART I WHEN POLICY HITS CULTURAL BORDERS; 1 CAN THE MODERN STATE WORK IN MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES?; 2 BEYOND CULTURELESS CONCEPTIONS OF POLICY MAKING; PART II NAMIBIA: THE FIRST POST-APARTHEID EXPERIMENT; 3 POST-APARTHEID NATION BUILDING: WHOSE CULTURE SHAPES EDUCATIONAL POLICY?; 4 ETHNIC ARCHIPELAGOS: THE CULTURAL AND INSTITUTIONAL BOUNDARIES OF EARLY LITERACY; PART III SOUTH AFRICA: A FRAGILE STATE BALANCED ON CONFLICTING CULTURES 327 $a5 A PROMISING MYSTERY: WHEN LOCAL STATES ADVANCE GENDER EQUITY6 DEMOCRACY DOWN UNDER?: THE POLITICS AND CULTURE OF SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS; PART IV BOTSWANA: A STABLE STATE, BUT A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY?; 7 CAN THE STATE DEMOCRATIZE GENDER ROLES?: RAISING GIRLS' ATTAINMENT; 8 AFTER THE MODERN STATE: CRAFTING EFFECTIVE POLICIES FOR MULTICULTURAL SOCIETIES; REFERENCES; INDEX 330 $aTransitional societies-struggling to build democratic institutions and new political traditions-are faced with a painful dilemma. How can Government become strong and effective, building a common good that unites disparate ethnic and class groups, while simultaneously nurturing democratic social rules at the grassroots? Professor Fuller brings this issue to light in the contentious, multicultural setting of Southern Africa. Post-apartheid states, like South Africa and Namibia, are pushing hard to raise school quality, reduce family poverty, and equalize gender relations inside villages and 410 0$aStates and Societies 606 $aDemocracy 606 $aGovernment - Asia$2HILCC 606 $aGovernment - Non-U.S$2HILCC 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aDemocracy. 615 7$aGovernment - Asia 615 7$aGovernment - Non-U.S. 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 676 $a320.6 676 $a320.6096809049 676 $a320/.6/096809049 700 $aFuller$b Bruce$0890843 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451047403321 996 $aGovernment Confronts Culture$92075671 997 $aUNINA