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Description
First published in the late 1960s, this analysis investigates African National Congress’ history and policies. Covering the ruling South African Party’s past and present conflicts, including the circumstances before the downfall of the Apartheid, this comprehensive and detailed chronicle examines why the armed struggle was so distinctive and what made a transfer of state power necessary. It also considers why African nationalist sentiment is important and explores the relationship between revolution and democracy.
About the Author
Ben Turok is a member of parliament in South Africa, representing the African National Congress party, and a visiting professor at the University of KwaZulu Natal. He is the editor of New Agenda and the author of 19 books on Africa’s development economics and politics, including From the Freedom Charter to Polokwane: The Evolution of the ANC Economic Policy and Nothing But the Truth: Behind the ANC’s Struggle Politics. He has also been a member of the Liberation Movement for many decades, resulting in his being sentenced to three years in prison for treason in 1956. Kgalema Motlanthe is a South African politician who served as president of South Africa from 2008 to 2009.