Politics of Necessity - Community Organizing and Democracy in South Africa

Informationen zum Autor Elke Zuern is associate professor of politics at Sarah Lawrence College. Klappentext Argues that working toward greater socioeconomic equality - access to food! housing! land! jobs - is crucial to achieving a successful and sustainable democracy. Drawing on interviews with local residents and activists in South Africa's impoverished townships during more than a decade of dramatic political change! this tracks the development of community organising and reveals the shifting challenges faced by poor citizens.

Product details

• Authors: Elke Zuern
• Publisher: The University of Wisconsin Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2011
• EAN: 9780299250140
• ISBN: 978-0-299-25014-0
• No. of pages: 280
• Series: Critical Human Rights; Critical Human Rights
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous