TY  - BOOK
AU  - Davenport,T.R.H.
TI  - The birth of a new South Africa
SN  - 9781442680555
AV  - DT1974 .D38 1997eb
U1  - 968.06/4 
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Toronto [Ont.]
PB  - University of Toronto Press
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Africa
KW  - South
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - Republic of South Africa
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Anthropology
KW  - Cultural
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - fast
KW  - Innenpolitik
KW  - gnd
KW  - Politieke ontwikkeling
KW  - gtt
KW  - Apartheid
KW  - Democratisering
KW  - South Africa
KW  - 1989-1994
KW  - 1994-
KW  - Afrique du Sud
KW  - Politique et gouvernement
KW  - 1999-
KW  - Südafrika <Staat>
KW  - swd
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - e-books
KW  - aat
KW  - Livres numériques
KW  - rvmgf
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Breaking Through -- 2. Peacemaking -- 3. Constitution Making -- 4. The Growing Pains of Democracy, 1994-1997
N2  - "In these lectures, Davenport explores what he calls 'one of the most remarkable turnabouts in history, ' the recent dramatic events in South Africa. He begins by looking at the changes that set the stage for the demise of apartheid, and then at the challenges facing the new administration of Nelson Mandela after the May 1994 elections. The Government of National Unity had to build a new society out of old bricks, with all the handicaps of an economy run down by sanctions and with a school system that had almost collapsed and, in the process, left large numbers of people unemployed." "Davenport examines the process of reconciliation among the various elements of South African society, and explains how a host of problems that might have undermined peace-making efforts were overcome. He ends with an up-to-date analysis of the making of the new constitution, a process set against this politically volatile background."--Jacket
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