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Launching Democracy in South Africa: The First Open Election, 1994
R.w. Johnson
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Description for Launching Democracy in South Africa: The First Open Election, 1994
Hardcover. This text looks at the course and context of the first free elections in South Africa in 1994 using results from a team of analysts who monitored the election. It presents a detailed account of the election and the polity that emerged from it. Editor(s): Schlemmer, Lawrence. Num Pages: 416 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJPR; JPHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 900.
South Africa's first-ever democratic electoral contest was one of the most significant global events of the decade. From the ashes of a repressive, segregated, and racist state emerged—miraculously and relatively free of bloodshed—a multi-racial and potentially compassionate new nation. This book, based on a large-scale and non-partisan public information project, provides an unparalleled wealth of fascinating information about the political dynamics of South Africa and the way the election really worked. It represents the definitive statement on the process of democratization in the country.
In the year prior to the April 1994 election, R.W. Johnson and Lawrence Schlemmer ... Read more
South Africa's first-ever democratic electoral contest was one of the most significant global events of the decade. From the ashes of a repressive, segregated, and racist state emerged—miraculously and relatively free of bloodshed—a multi-racial and potentially compassionate new nation. This book, based on a large-scale and non-partisan public information project, provides an unparalleled wealth of fascinating information about the political dynamics of South Africa and the way the election really worked. It represents the definitive statement on the process of democratization in the country.
In the year prior to the April 1994 election, R.W. Johnson and Lawrence Schlemmer ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
426
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300063912
SKU
V9780300063912
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About R.w. Johnson
R.W. Johnson is a fellow in politics at Magdalen College, Oxford. He is a regular writer and broadcaster on South African politics, and his books include the best-selling How Long Will South Africa Survive? Lawrence Schlemmer is vice-president of the Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa and the country's senior electoral analyst.
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