
South Africa
Twelve Perspectives on the Transition
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South Africa
Twelve Perspectives on the Transition
About this book
Following the format of the first volume South Africa: In Transition to What? (1988), each of the chapters in this new volume focuses on a segment of the jigsaw puzzle from which South Africa's future will be assembled and is datelined to emphasize how the situation, event, or issue being addressed appeared through a particular set of lenses at a particular time. This collection seeks to impress upon readers (especially Americans) that the shape of the post-apartheid South Africa now emerging is being determined primarily by internal factors. Eminent Persons interlocutors, distinguished advisory committees, economic and diplomatic sanctions, and other externally devised initiatives affected, but could not mandate how South Africa's long-fractured society would find its way. The contributors to this volume come from a range of geographical and professional bases, but share one important qualification: residence or repeated physical presence in South Africa.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword
- Contributors to This Volume
- 1. Why Racial Reconciliation Is Possible in South Africa
- 2. The Botha Era: An End or a Beginning?
- 3. The ANC: From Symbol to Political Party
- 4. Pretoria's Nuclear Diplomacy
- 5. The South African Military Reassesses Its Priorities
- 6. The SADF Revisited
- 7. Reconstructing Education for a New South Africa
- 8. Why South Africa's Transition Is Unique
- 9. The March 1992 Referendum
- 10. Is Democracy Achievable in Russia and/or South Africa?
- 11. Postapartheid South Africa: Steps Taken, the Path Ahead
- 12. Southern Africa in the Year 2000: An Optimistic Scenario
- Index