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Security and the State in Southern Africa (International Library of African Studies, 11)
Agostinho Zacarias
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Hardcover. Setting out the problem of security and placing it in an historical framework, the author of this work picks his way through the complexities of political theory and the tangled political history of southern Africa. Series: International Library of African Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1HFM; HBJH; JP; JWK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 138 x 29. Weight in Grams: 522.
Setting out the problem of security and placing it in an historical framework, the author of this work picks his way through the complexities of political theory and the tangled political history of southern Africa. He argues that the present formation of states has been shaped by the struggle of the African peoples for emancipation and the resistance of the European settler communities; and that South Africa has attempted to maintain regional order based on principles of domination, exploitation and inequality, founded on a colonial past and apartheid. The result has been a security system which is inherently militaristic, nation-focused ... Read more
Setting out the problem of security and placing it in an historical framework, the author of this work picks his way through the complexities of political theory and the tangled political history of southern Africa. He argues that the present formation of states has been shaped by the struggle of the African peoples for emancipation and the resistance of the European settler communities; and that South Africa has attempted to maintain regional order based on principles of domination, exploitation and inequality, founded on a colonial past and apartheid. The result has been a security system which is inherently militaristic, nation-focused ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I. B. Tauris
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Series
International Library of African Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781860643286
SKU
V9781860643286
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About Agostinho Zacarias
Agostinho Zacarias is Senior Lecturer in the Department of International Relations at the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa.
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