Liberals, Marxists, and Nationalists: Competing Interpretations of South African History

by M. Lipton

Overview

This book examines conflicting interpretations of the origins, evolution, and end of apartheid. Lipton asserts that it began around 1970 with relatively non-violent reform, and ended following President de Klerk's release of Nelson Mandela, and his reinstatement of the African National Congress and other organizations, in February 1990.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230600591
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	10/18/2007
Edition description:	2007
Pages:	228
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)

About the Author

MERLE LIPTON is an Associate Fellow at Chatham House (the Royal Institute of International Affairs) and wrote this book while Senior Research Fellow at Sussex University, Brighton. Her publications include: Capitalism& Apartheid: South Africa, 1910-86; Sanctions& South Africa: the dynamics of economic isolation; State& Market in Post-Apartheid South Africa; and Land, Labour& Livelihoods in Rural South Africa.

Table of Contents

Is Historical Truth Possible and Does History Matter? The Debate about SA I: Selected Issues before 1910 The Debate about SA II: Selected Issues, 1910-1990 The Debate about SA III: Other Factors Undermining Apartheid Theory, Politics, and Psychology of the Debate How Historians Shape the Future Appendix to Chapter 3

Editorial Reviews

'To write this book demanded courage...For such a volume to make its case convincingly, meticulous citation and fair representation of arguments and evidence are critical...Merle Lipton proves that she has the qualifications for the task, bringing to bear a lifetime's knowledge of the literature.' - Anthony Lemon, Mansfield College, Oxford

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