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Thabo Mbeki and the battle for the soul of the ANC / William Mervin Gumede.
LIBRA DT1975 .G86 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gumede, William Mervin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mbeki, Thabo.
- Presidents--South Africa.
- Presidents.
- South Africa--Politics and government--1994-.
- South Africa.
- Politics and government.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 352 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cape Town : Zebra Press, 2005.
- Summary:
- The first detailed analysis of the presidency of Nelson Mandela's successor, and possibly the most powerful man in Africa.
- Contents:
- 1 Freedom's Long Walk 1
- 2 Mbeki's Path to Power 31
- 3 Escaping Mandela's Shadow 53
- 4 Was the ANC Trumped on the Economy? 67
- 5 Economics for the Poor 97
- 6 The CEO 123
- 7 Mbeki's AIDS Denial-Grace or Folly? 149
- 8 Comrade Bob 175
- 9 NEPAD and the 'Big Men' 195
- 10 What's Wrong with Being Filthy Rich? 215
- 11 Remaking South Africa's Politics 235
- 12 Modernising the Alliance 257
- 13 The Poor Strike Back: The 'New' Struggle 273
- 14 'We Are All Yes-Men and Yes-Women Now' 291
- 15 The Battle for Succession 309.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-338) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1770070923
- OCLC:
- 61724761
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