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Political identity and social change : the remaking of the South African social order
- Title
- Political identity and social change : the remaking of the South African social order / Jamie Frueh ; foreword by Nicholas Onuf.
- Author
- Frueh, Jamie, 1966-
- Publication
- Albany : State University of New York Press, ©2003.
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Details
- Description
- xvii, 236 pages; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Political Identity and Social Change builds upon the constructivist theory of political identity to explore the social changes that accompanied the end of apartheid in South Africa. To gain a better understanding of how structures of identity changed along with the rest of South Africa's institutions, Frueh analyzes three social and political conflicts: the Soweto uprisings of 1976, the reformist constitutional debates of 1983-1984, and post-apartheid crime. Analyzing these conflicts demonstrates how identity labels function as structures of social discourse, how social activity is organized through these structures, and how both the labels and their power have changed during the course of South Africa's transition. In this way, the book contributes not only to the study of South African society, but also provides lessons about the relationship between identity and social change."--Jacket.
- Series Statement
- SUNY series in global politics
- Uniform Title
- SUNY series in global politics.
- Subject
- Since 1994
- Geschichte 1994-2002
- Social change > South Africa
- Group identity > South Africa
- Constructivism (Philosophy)
- Group identity
- Politics and government
- Social change
- Social conditions
- Politisches System
- Sozialer Wandel
- Social change > South Asia
- South Africa > Social conditions > 1994-
- South Africa > Politics and government > 1994-
- South Africa
- Südafrika (Staat)
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction -- A Theory of Political Identity -- South Africa and Identity -- Soweto 1976 -- Constitutional Reform 1983-1984 -- Post-Apartheid Crime -- Identity and the Transition: Conclusions for the Political Theory of Social Change.
- ISBN
- 0791455475
- 9780791455470
- 0791455483
- 9780791455487
- LCCN
- 2002017730
- OCLC
- ocm48871439
- 48871439
- SCSB-8978924
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library