The Liberal Dilemma in South Africa

P. L. van den Berghe

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781032322131
• eBook ISBN: 9781000635690
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: African Politics
• Index: History

Originally published in 1979, The Liberal Dilemma in South Africa discusses the dilemma of how to overthrow an oppressive social order maintained through violence in a non-violent manner. The contributors to this volume were all established social scientists and academics, with extensive experience of living and doing research in South Africa. They analyse various aspects of that dilemma and of the social order which creates it, particularly emphasizing the role of students, academics and other intellectuals in South African society.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• 1. Introduction Pierre L. van den Berghe
• 2. Predicaments and Options of Critical Intellectuals at South African Universities
• 3. Commitment: the Liberal as Scholar in South Africa
• 4. On the Liberal Definition of the South African Situation
• 5. The Impossibility of a Liberal Solution in South Africa
• 6. Sociology and Universal Reality: South African Implications
• 7. The Magician and the Missionary
• 8. The African Doctor: his Role in the Community
• 9. The Political Implications of a Split Labour Market Analysis of South African Race Relations
• 10. The Politicisation of Ethnic Universities: Experiences with South Africa’s ‘College Brews’
• 11. Intellectuals and Academic Apartheid, 1950-1965
• 12. Biographic Sketch and Bibliography of Leo Kuper
• Notes on Contributors
• Index