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Nation Formation and Social Cohesion / edited by Mcebisi Ndletyana and David Maimela.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Democracy--South Africa.
- Democracy.
- South Africa--Politics and government--1994-.
- South Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (344 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Johannesburg, South Africa : Real African Publishers, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book critically examines the challenges, successes and failures of the post-1994 South African state against the humane values enshrined in its constitution: non-racial democracy and respect for all generations of human rights: civil, political, social, economic, resources and the environment and gender and communication. The book sheds light on the difficulties faced by the State when trying to bring together a diverse society comprised of traditional South African, Western-based and ''other'' African (immigrant) cultures into a cohesive nation with a common South African identity. The v
- Contents:
- Front Cover; Title page; Dedication; Half Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction - Mcebisi Ndletyana and David Maimela; Abbreviations; The South African Police: From an Instrument of Terror to a Legitimate Modern Policing Agency - Themba Shabangu; Citizenry Participation Within Public Institutions and Processes: A Community's Police? - Vanessa Barolsky; The Simulacrum of Equality? Engendering the Post-94 South African State - Lisa Vetten; Conditional Grants: Municipal (Mis) Use? - Robert Cameron
- Political Administrative Interface and the Capacity of the State - Mashupye MaserumuleState Evolution and Sovereignty: The Case of South Africa - Ralph Mathekga; South Africa's Embedded Environmental Dynamics and Their Impact on Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development: A Critical Appraisal - Thami Mazwai; South Africa's Posture in Global Relations: Challenges and Opportunities - Oupa Makhalemele; Index
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed October 25, 2014).
- ISBN:
- 9781920655853
- 1920655859
- 9781928509110
- 1928509118
- 9781920655860
- 1920655867
- OCLC:
- 893333013
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