
The Idea of the ANC
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South Africans endure deep inequality and unemployment, violent community protests, murders of foreign residents, major policy blunders, an AIDS crisis, and deepening corruption. Inside the ANC there are episodes of open rebellion against the leadership, conflicts over the character of a postliberation movement, and debilitating battles for succession to the movement's presidency. The ANC is nevertheless likely to remain the party of government for the foreseeable future.
This remarkable book explores how ANC intellectuals and leaders interpret the historical project of their movement. It investigates three interlocking ideas: a conception of power, a responsibility for promoting unity, and a commitment to human liberation. Anthony Butler explores how these notions have shaped South African politics in the past and how they will inform ANC leaders' responses to the challenges of the future.
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"The Idea of the ANC takes a look at how conception of power, promoting unity, and a commitment to human liberation have in the past shaped politics in [South Africa] and the possible role they could play in guiding the leadership of the ANC's responses to future challenges....?Be sure to get this exciting and very easy to read pocket book." (LOOCHA Magazine (South Africa)) "...an insightful analysis of the potential long-term impact of core ANC concepts..." (Choice) "[A] sobering but measured account....In an accessible manner, synthesizing historiographies and thus ideas, the Ohio Short Histories...provide comprehensible introductions to the nature of South Africa's past, particulalry the role that the ANC have had in shaping the trajectory of the country's recent history." (Journal of African History)More details
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- Intro
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Agency
- 3. Unity
- 4. Liberation
- 5. Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
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