South Africa's struggle for human rights [[electronic resource] /] / Saul Dubow

• Autore: Dubow Saul
• Pubblicazione: Athens, OH, : Ohio University Press, 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (152 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.0968
• Soggetto topico: Human rights - South Africa - History; Civil rights - South Africa - History; Democracy - South Africa
• Soggetto geografico: South Africa Politics and government
• Note generali: First published as: A brief history of rights in South Africa. Auckland Park, S. Africa : Jacana Media, 2012.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Burgher republicanism and colonialism -- Humanitarianism -- Liberalism and its challenges -- Segregationism -- The Second World War and its aftermath -- Anti-apartheid -- Internationalising rights -- The embrace of human rights -- Setting the new nation to rights.
• Sommario/riassunto: The human rights movement in South Africa's transition to a postapartheid democracy has been widely celebrated as a triumph for global human rights. It was a key aspect of the political transition, often referred to as a miracle, which brought majority rule and democracy to South Africa. The country's new constitution, its Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and the moral authority of Nelson Mandela stand as exemplary proof of this achievement. Yet, less than a generation after the achievement of freedom, the status of human rights and constitutionalism in South Africa is uncertain. In gov
• Titolo autorizzato: South Africa's struggle for human rights
• ISBN: 0-8214-4440-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910816747203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Ohio Short Histories of Africa