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Author: Jérôme Tournadre Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 1438469780 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
Frequently praised for its democratic transition, South Africa has experienced an almost uninterrupted cycle of social protest since the late 1990s. There have been increasing numbers of demonstrations against the often appalling living conditions of millions of South Africans, pointing to the fact that they have yet to achieve full citizenship. A Turbulent South Africa offers a new look at this historic period in the existence of the young South African democracy, far removed from the idealistic portrait of the "Rainbow Nation." Jérôme Tournadre draws on interviews and observations to take the reader from the backstreets of the squatters' camps to international militant circles, and from the immediate, infra-political level to the worldwide anti-capitalist protest movement. He investigates the mechanisms and the meaning of social discontent in light of several different phenomena. These include, the struggle of the poor to gain recognition, the persistent memory of the fight against apartheid, the developments in the political world since the "Mandela Years," the coexistence of liberal democracy with a "popular politics" found in poor and working-class districts, and many other factors that have played a crucial part in the social and political tensions at the heart of post-apartheid South Africa.
Author: Jérôme Tournadre Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 1438469780 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 296
Book Description
Frequently praised for its democratic transition, South Africa has experienced an almost uninterrupted cycle of social protest since the late 1990s. There have been increasing numbers of demonstrations against the often appalling living conditions of millions of South Africans, pointing to the fact that they have yet to achieve full citizenship. A Turbulent South Africa offers a new look at this historic period in the existence of the young South African democracy, far removed from the idealistic portrait of the "Rainbow Nation." Jérôme Tournadre draws on interviews and observations to take the reader from the backstreets of the squatters' camps to international militant circles, and from the immediate, infra-political level to the worldwide anti-capitalist protest movement. He investigates the mechanisms and the meaning of social discontent in light of several different phenomena. These include, the struggle of the poor to gain recognition, the persistent memory of the fight against apartheid, the developments in the political world since the "Mandela Years," the coexistence of liberal democracy with a "popular politics" found in poor and working-class districts, and many other factors that have played a crucial part in the social and political tensions at the heart of post-apartheid South Africa.
Author: Jérôme Tournadre Publisher: Fordham Univ Press ISBN: 082329997X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 250
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The Politics of the Near offers a novel approach to social unrest in post-apartheid South Africa. Keeping the noise of demonstrations, barricades, and clashes with the police at a distance, this ethnography of a poor people’s movement traces individual commitments and the mainsprings of mobilization in the ordinary social and intimate life of activists, their relatives, and other township residents. Tournadre’s approach picks up on aspects of activists lives that are often neglected in the study of social movements that help us better understand the dynamics of protest and the attachment of activists to their organization and its cause. What Tournadre calls a “politics of the near” takes shape, through sometimes innocuous actions and beyond the separation between public and domestic spheres. By mapping the daily life of Black and low-income neighborhoods and the intimate domain where expectations and disappointments surface, The Politics of the Near offers a different perspective on the “rainbow nation”—a perspective more sensitive to the fact that, three decades after the end of apartheid, poverty and race are still as tightly interwoven as ever.
Author: Jérôme Tournadre Publisher: Fordham Univ Press ISBN: 0823299988 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 320
Book Description
The Politics of the Near offers a novel approach to social unrest in post-apartheid South Africa. Keeping the noise of demonstrations, barricades, and clashes with the police at a distance, this ethnography of a poor people’s movement traces individual commitments and the mainsprings of mobilization in the ordinary social and intimate life of activists, their relatives, and other township residents. Tournadre’s approach picks up on aspects of activists lives that are often neglected in the study of social movements that help us better understand the dynamics of protest and the attachment of activists to their organization and its cause. What Tournadre calls a “politics of the near” takes shape, through sometimes innocuous actions and beyond the separation between public and domestic spheres. By mapping the daily life of Black and low-income neighborhoods and the intimate domain where expectations and disappointments surface, The Politics of the Near offers a different perspective on the “rainbow nation”—a perspective more sensitive to the fact that, three decades after the end of apartheid, poverty and race are still as tightly interwoven as ever.
Author: Melissa Steyn Publisher: State University of New York Press ISBN: 079149005X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 272
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Winner of the 2002 Outstanding Book Award presented by the International and Intercultural Communication Division of the National Communication Association The election of 1994, which heralded the demise of Apartheid as a legally enforced institutionalization of "whiteness," disconnected the prior moorings of social identity for most South Africans, whatever their political persuasion. In one of the most profound collective psychological experiences of the contemporary world, South Africans are renegotiating the meaning of their social positionalities. In this book, Melissa Steyn, herself a white South African, grapples with what it means to be white, reflecting on events in her past that still resonate with her today. Her research includes discourse with more than fifty white South Africans who are faced with reinterpreting their old selves in the light of new knowledge and possibilities. Framed within current debates of postcolonialism and postmodernism, "Whiteness Just Isn't What It Used To Be" explores how the changes in South Africa's social and political structure are changing the white population's identity and sense of self.
Author: Saul Dubow Publisher: Juta and Company Ltd ISBN: 9781770130012 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 308
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The 1940s was a turbulent period in the history of South Africa. It opened with parliament's bitterly contested decision to enter the war; was rocked by political turmoil; and ended with a bang, as well as a whimper, as the National party captured political power in 1948.
Author: Domini Clark Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778792918 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 36
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Text and photographs present the daily lives and family traditions of the people of South Africa, as well as their turbulent history and the legacy of apartheid.
Author: Delyse Alorah Arliotis Publisher: Dtp Impressions ISBN: 9781999739263 Category : Languages : en Pages : 350
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'Vignettes of a young life...through the eyes of a child.' Delyse Alorah was born and raised in post-war apartheid-era South Africa, the daughter of wealthy Greek and English immigrants. Ghosts in My Heart is her memoir of an early, turbulent, childhood. The book contrasts the opulence of the lives of her parents with the harrowing and brutal reality of life during the most challenging times in South African history. The book touches on the inner life and observations of a sensitive, soulful child and her life-long resonance with the powerful energy of Africa. 'A bittersweet memoir of poverty, amongst riches and privilege.'
Author: Mandla Prince Mbuli Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing ISBN: 1618974270 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 101
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The action-filled novel Turbulent Times tells of life in the eastern part of South Africa four hundred years ago. At the beginning of the 18th century, there was a great deal of anxiety and uncertainty in the country, which gave opportunity to those with greedy and evil souls. As a result of their careless and stupid actions, there was bloodshed. The story uses the author's knowledge of the outlying area and its caves, where battles took place. Sudwala is a general in the conflict and Spuku is both a solder and an opportunist. Learn their fates in South Africa's Turbulent Times. But before peace can come to this troubled nation, blood must be spilled.
Author: Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing ISBN: 1780525494 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 233
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Presents and celebrates Action Learning and Action Research (ALAR) through stories, experiences, reflections and specific works of key proponents and participants in ALAR World Congresses. This title argues for the benefits of action research for sustainable development and problem solving in a turbulent world in the 21st century.
Author: Jérôme Tournadre
Author: Jérôme Tournadre
Author: Jérôme Tournadre
Author: Jérôme Tournadre
Author: Melissa Steyn
Author: Saul Dubow
Author: Domini Clark
Author: Delyse Alorah Arliotis
Author: Mandla Prince Mbuli
Author: Floyd Windom Hayes
Author: Ortrun Zuber-Skerritt