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The South African Communist Party : adapting to thrive in a post-communist age / Thomas Stanley Kolasa.
- Title
- The South African Communist Party : adapting to thrive in a post-communist age / Thomas Stanley Kolasa.
- Author
- Kolasa, Thomas Stanley, 1967-
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | JQ1998.C64 K65 2015 | Off-site |
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- Description
- vii, 252 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "This history describes how the South African Communist Party has flourished in a harsh political environment. Formed in 1921 as an affiliation of leftist organizations, it fought against the racist Apartheid regime, ascending to power in 1994 with the African National Congress. SACP is working towards a socialist future for South Africa while governing a capitalist country"--
- Subject
- South African Communist Party > History
- South African Communist Party
- Since 1909
- Communism > South Africa > History
- Communism
- Politics and government
- South Africa > Politics and government > 1909-1948
- South Africa > Politics and government > 1948-1994
- South Africa > Politics and government > 1994-
- South Africa
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction : dinosaur or adaptor? -- The SACP and ideology : the uncertain path between faith and pragmatism -- The alliance : who is in charge? -- The collapse of communism : the end of the beginning -- The new South Africa : the SACP and the future.
- ISBN
- 9780786478040 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 0786478047 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 9781476620596 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- ^^2015033318
- OCLC
- 900306680
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library