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The human rights movement in South Africa's transition to a postapartheid democracy has been widely celebrated as a triumph for global human rights. It was a key aspect of the political transition, often referred to as a miracle, which brought majority rule and democracy to South Africa. The co...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Dubow, Saul (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Athens : Ohio University Press, [2012]
Series:Ohio short histories of Africa
Subjects:
Human rights > South Africa > History.
Civil rights > South Africa > History.
Democracy > South Africa.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international) > Afrique du Sud > Histoire.
South Africa.
human rights.
democracy.
political history.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Civil rights
Democracy
Human rights
Politics and government
Menschenrecht
Bürgerrecht
Apartheid
Human rights.
Democracy.
Rule of law.
Constitutionalism.
Politics.
HUMAN RIGHTS.
CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS.
DEMOCRACY.
POLITICAL CONDITIONS.
HISTORY.
SOUTH AFRICA.
South Africa > Politics and government.
Afrique du Sud > Politique et gouvernement.
South Africa
Südafrika
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Burgher republicanism and colonialism
  • Humanitarianism
  • Liberalism and its challenges
  • Segregationism
  • The Second World War and its aftermath
  • Anti-apartheid
  • Internationalising rights
  • The embrace of human rights
  • Setting the new nation to rights.

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