Tony Binns, Alan Lester (St Mary'S University College), Etienne Nel (Rhodes University Grahamstown South Africa)

South Africa, Past, Present and Future (eBook, ePUB)

Gold at the End of the Rainbow?

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A broad overview of South Africa's evolving historical geography in the light of the dramatic political, social and economic changes of the 1990's. It covers a broad sweep of the country's development from the pre- to the post-apartheid eras. The authors explain how identifying the links between the country's history and the successes and failings of its current policies are critical in any attempt to comprehend the "new" South Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 392
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317880394
• Artikelnr.: 41785305

Autorenporträt

Tony Binns, Alan Lester (St Mary's University College), Nel Etienne (Rhodes University, Grahamstown, S.A.)

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction
Economic and Social Boundaries
Space and Power
The State
Transformations
Organisation of the Book 2. Setting the Scene
South Africa's Location
Environment and Natural Resources
Climate
"Human Resources"
Mineral Resources and Mining
Economic Performance
Tourism 3. Pre-Industrial South Africa 1652-1900
Precolonial Society
The Creation of Colonial Categories
The Transition of Liberalism
British Settlers, Capitalist Expansion and Segregation
The Mineral Revolution 4. Industrialising South Africa 1900-1948
Reconstruction, Union and the Reformulating of Racial Boundaries
Segregation and Modernity in the 1920's and1930's
The Successes and Failures of Segregation c. 1920 - 48 5. Apartheid South Africa 1948-1994
Apartheid and the Fixing of Racial Boundaries
Reformulating Apartheid - Globalisation, Colonisation and the Apartheid Boom
The Official Substitution of Class for Race 1970's-1980's
The Opening of Citizenship 6. Inequality and "Development" in South Africa: A Snapshot of
The Limitations of Political Transition
Race and Class
Gender
Space
Service Provision
Employment and the Economy
The Way Forward? 7. Post-Apartheid "Development" - Redistribution With Growth?
Reconciliation and Compromise After 1994
The Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP), 1994-96
The Growth, Employment and Redistribution Strategy - A Shift of Economic Orthodoxy
The Economy and Job Creation
Addressing Inequalities
The African Renaissance
Post-Apartheid Politics
Race and Class in Post-Apartheid South Africa
The Post-Apartheid Government Record
South Africa's Post-Apartheid Difficulties. 8. Beyond the Limpopo - South Africa in Africa in the Wider World
Africa - Decline and Rebirth?
South Africa - Economic Powerhouse of Africa
Perceptions of South Africa in Africa
Relationships with the International Community
South Africa and the Southern Africa Region
South Africn Capital and the Wider Region
South Africa and Africa - What Future Within the Global Political Economy? 9. South Africa's Current Transition in Temporal and Spatial Context
The Argument
The Transition to Liberal Capitalism and the Abolition of Slavery on the Early Nineteenth Century
The Transition to Industrial Capitalism and Segregation in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries
Late Capitalism and the Abolition of Apartheid in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-First Centuries. Glossary Bibliography Index