The Rise, Fall, and Legacy of Apartheid

by P. Eric Louw

Overview

In this accessible narrative, Louw effectively tells the story of 20th-century South Africa by examining three political periods: British Hegemony (1900-1948), the Afrikaner Nationalist Period (1948-1993), and the post-1994 Black Nationalist Period. He argues that apartheid was premised upon the notion of political partition and not white supremacy. Apartheid was a political strategy, constructed by the ethnic minority in order to prevent them from becoming politically powerless. Unfortunately the partition plan failed, causing an era of pain for South Africa.

With apartheid now formally over, Louw presents a comprehensive overview of this important 20th-century phenomenon. Topics covered include: the roots and causes of apartheid; what was apartheid; the struggle against apartheid; why did Afrikaner Nationalists negotiate their own demise in the 1990s; and the impact of apartheid in contemporary South Africa.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275983116
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/30/2004
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

P. ERIC LOUW is Director of Communication Programs at the University of Queensland. During the 1980s, Louw was a United Democratic Front anti-apartheid activist. His previous books include The Media and Cultural Production (2001), South Africa Media Policy (1993), and The Alternative Press in South Africa (1991).

Table of Contents

Preface
Abbreviations
Maps
Milner's Model of Settler Capitalism
The Theory of Apartheid
Apartheid in Practice
Apartheid in Crisis and Militarized-Reform
The Struggle Against Apartheid-Alternative Visions
The Struggle Against Apartheid-The 1980s Uprising
Negotiating a Settlement to End Apartheid
The Emerging Post-Apartheid Society
Globalization and the New South Africa
Select Bibliography