Endgame in South Africa? - The Changing Structures and Ideology of Apartheid

The white monopoly of political power; the attempt to make race coincide with space; the regulation of the labour supply; the maintenance of social control. Originally published in 1986 and now reissued with a new preface by Robin Cohen, this book acknowledges that the above are the four pillars of apartheid and asks if white political power were dislodged whether the other three pillarswould crumble. This is a concise book which evaluated social and political change in South Africa at a key moment in the nation's history and which assesses the limits and possibilities of ideological adaptation

List of contents

1. Apartheid as Ideology 2. Ordering Space 3. Regulating Labour 4. Maintaining Social Control. Conclusion: Apartheid is Dying But Will It Lie Down?

About the author

Robin Cohen is Emeritus Professor of Development Studies at the University of Oxford. For the first decade of his academic career, he worked on comparative labour issues. His books included Labour and Politics in Nigeria (1974) and the co-edited collections The development of an African working class (1975), International Labour and the Third World (1987), African Labor History (1978) and the current title, Peasants and Proletarians. He subsequently wrote on the themes of migration, globalization and diasporas. His best-known work is Global diasporas: An introduction (3rd edition, 2022).

Product details

• Authors: Robin Cohen, Cohen Robin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.12.2025
• EAN: 9781032745398
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274539-8
• No. of pages: 120
• Series: Routledge Revivals
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Republic of South Africa, Politics & government, Social discrimination & inequality, Politics and government, African History, Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies, Social classes, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Classes & Economic Disparity, Regional Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Discrimination, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Race & Ethnic Relations, Racism and racial discrimination / Anti-racism, racial segregation;South African political history;Endgame