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State, Civil Society and Apartheid in South Africa
Tracey Kuperus
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Description for State, Civil Society and Apartheid in South Africa
Hardback. An examination of the role played by civil society in the legitimization of South Africa's apartheid regime and its racial policy. This book focuses on the interaction of dominant groups within the Dutch Reformed Church and the South African state over the development of race policy Num Pages: 229 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; HBJH; HRCC9; HRCM; JFF; JFSL1; JPH; JPQB; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 445.
An examination of the role played by civil society in the legitimisation of South Africa's apartheid regime and its racial policy. This book focuses on the interaction of dominant groups within the Dutch Reformed Church and the South African state over the development of race policy within the broader context of state-civil society relations. This allows a theoretical examination and typology of the variety of state-civil society relations. Additionally, the particular case study demonstrates that civil society's existence in and authoritarian situations can deter the establishment of democracy when components of civil society identify themselves with exclusive, ethnic interests.
An examination of the role played by civil society in the legitimisation of South Africa's apartheid regime and its racial policy. This book focuses on the interaction of dominant groups within the Dutch Reformed Church and the South African state over the development of race policy within the broader context of state-civil society relations. This allows a theoretical examination and typology of the variety of state-civil society relations. Additionally, the particular case study demonstrates that civil society's existence in and authoritarian situations can deter the establishment of democracy when components of civil society identify themselves with exclusive, ethnic interests.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
229
Condition
New
Number of Pages
211
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333726495
SKU
V9780333726495
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99-15
About Tracey Kuperus
TRACY KUPERUS is Professor of Political Studies at Gordon College, Wenham, Massachusetts. She previously taught political Science at Westmont College, Santa Barbara, California, and undertook her doctoral research at the university of Illinois. She has presented numerous papers and published articles in journals like the Journal of Church and State which concentrate on South African church-state relations within the broader ... Read more
Reviews for State, Civil Society and Apartheid in South Africa
"State, Civil Society and Apartheid in South Africa offers a useful contribution to ongoing debates over the relationship between civil society and democracy." - African Studies Review