A Flawed Freedom - Rethinking Southern African Liberation

Examines the grim reality of southern Africa's contemporary post-'liberation' plight, with up-to-date analysis of the ANC and social movements.

List of contents

Introduction: "Globalization Made Me Do It" vs. "The Struggle Continues" 1. The Failure of Southern African Liberation? 2. Tanzania Fifty Years On (1961-2011): Rethinking Ujamaa, Nyerere and Socialism in Africa 3. Mozambique - not Then but Now 4. On Taming a Revolution: The South African Case 5. The New Terms of Resistance: Proletariat, Precariat and the Present African Prospect 6. Conclusions: The Struggle Really Does Continue in Southern Africa Appendix: "More Comfortably Without Her?" Ruth First as Writer and Activist Index

About the author

John S. Saul (1938-2023) was a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and the author of A Flawed Freedom: Rethinking Southern African Liberation (Pluto, 2014). He was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 by the Canadian Association of African Studies for his writing and lecturing on South Africa.

Summary

Examines the grim reality of southern Africa's contemporary post-'liberation' plight, with up-to-date analysis of the ANC and social movements.

Product details

• Authors: John S. Saul, Saul John S.
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9780745334806
• ISBN: 978-0-7453-3480-6
• No. of pages: 199
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / South / General, Politics & government, Southern Africa, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Politics and government, African History, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence