South Africa in Crisis

Jesmond Blumenfeld

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Year: 2022
• Print ISBN: 9781032323596
• eBook ISBN: 9781000637151
• Edition: 1
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: African Politics
• Index: History

Originally published in 1987, South Africa in Crisis documents the perceptions and policies of all the major interest groups in South Africa during the 1980s when the long-running struggle for ultimate political power in South Africa entered a new phase. It analyses their responses to the state of ferment and vicious circle of political and economic decline which ensued in the anti-apartheid struggle and examines the developing pressures both from within and outside the country. Of particular importance for the process was the relationship between internal reactions to the crisis and the diverse and unprecedented set of political, military and economic pressures which were interjected from abroad.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• Contributors
• Preface
• 1. Introduction Jesmond Blumenfeld
• 2. Economy under Siege Jesmond Blumenfeld
• 3. Reform: Destruction or Modernization of Apartheid? Merle Upton
• 4. Whither the White Oligarchy? Stanley Uys
• 5. The Black Opposition Martin Meredith
• 6. The Black Trade Unions: From Economics to Politics Robin Smith
• 7. Political Violence and the Security Response Simon Baynham
• 8. Constitutional Proposals: The Middle Ground Murray Forsyth
• 9. Constitutional Compromises in Divided Societies Adrian Guelke
• 10. Foreign Policy: Retreat into the Laager J.E. Spence
• 11. Regional Policy: The Compulsion to Incorporate Peter Vale
• Index