LEADER 03213nam 22006133u 450 001 9910792433603321 005 20230207213452.0 010 $a1-282-53991-4 010 $a9786612539916 010 $a0-253-00407-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000014155 035 $a(EBL)501437 035 $a(OCoLC)607554424 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000357738 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11278825 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357738 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10354257 035 $a(PQKB)10135894 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC501437 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000014155 100 $a20151005d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChieftaincy, the state, and democracy$b[electronic resource] $epolitical legitimacy in post-apartheid South Africa /$fJ. Michael Williams 210 $aBloomington $cIndiana University Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (300 p.) $cmap 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-253-35418-8 327 $a""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"" 327 $a""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"" 330 $aAs 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 606 $aChiefdoms$zSouth Africa 606 $aLocal government$zSouth Africa 606 $aDemocracy$zSouth Africa 606 $aPost-apartheid era$zSouth Africa 607 $aSouth Africa$xSocial conditions$y1994- 607 $aSouth Africa$xPolitics and government$y1994- 615 0$aChiefdoms 615 0$aLocal government 615 0$aDemocracy 615 0$aPost-apartheid era 676 $a321/.10968 700 $aWilliams$b J. Michael$g(James Michael),$01556194 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bCaOLU 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792433603321 996 $aChieftaincy, the state, and democracy$93818712 997 $aUNINA