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South Africa's Insurgent Citizens.
A lively and argumentative analysis of contemporary South African politics that shows how the dream of a 'rainbow nation' consensus has fractured, making space for new political possibilities to emerge.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Zed Books,
2015.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- South Africa's Insurgent Citizens-Front Cover; South Africa's Insurgent Citizens; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Country of Protest; A country of protest; Protest and political expression; A disruption of the sensible; Political repression and the restoration of order; The dynamic of expression and repression; Chapter 2: Politics after Apartheid; Perspectives on a fractured politics; An explosion of protest; The state and its citizens; South Africa's political order; Chapter 3: Citizenship and Insurgency; Disruptive citizenship.
- The discourses of legitimacy and empowermentXenophobia and other illiberal politics; The dynamic of disruption and discipline; Chapter 4: From Discipline to Repression; Protest and political expression after apartheid; The Regulation of Gatherings Act; The policing of licensed protest; Spontaneity and violence; The 'criminal injustice system'; Chapter 5: Political Ambiguities; Securing legal support; The ambiguities of engagement; Contesting elections; Chapter 6: Making Politics from and in the Courtroom; 'Public interest' litigation; Contingency, equality and the law.