Chieftaincy, the state, and democracy : political legitimacy in post-apartheid South Africa /

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As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to recent changes. J. Michael Williams examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid. By taking local-level politics serio...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Williams, J. Michael, 1954-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Since 1994
Chiefdoms > South Africa.
Local government > South Africa.
Democracy > South Africa.
Post-apartheid era > South Africa.
Chefferie (Anthropologie) > Afrique du Sud.
Administration locale > Afrique du Sud.
Ère post-apartheid > Afrique du Sud.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > General.
Chiefdoms.
Democracy.
Local government.
Politics and government.
Post-apartheid era.
Social conditions.
Politisches System
Häuptling
South Africa > Social conditions > 1994-
South Africa > Politics and government > 1994-
Afrique du Sud > Conditions sociales > 1994-
South Africa.
Südafrika (Staat)
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to recent changes. J. Michael Williams examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid. By taking local-level politics seriously and looking closely at how chiefs negotiate the new political order, Williams takes a position between those who see the chieftaincy as an indigenous democratic form deserving recognition and protection, a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : map
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253004079
0253004071

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