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South Africa : inventing the nation / Alexander Johnston.

By: Material type: TextTextDescription: x, 354 pages : map ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781780932705 (pbk.)
  • 9781780931920 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.968 23
LOC classification:
  • DT1945 .J64 2014
Contents:
Introduction: The problem of nationalism in post-apartheid South africa -- The raw material of nation-building -- Who are South Africans? -- Nationalism and the end of apartheid -- Legacies -- Improvising the nation, 1990-96 -- Beyond the improvised nation -- Over the rainbow : from Mandela to Mbeki -- From reconciliation to social cohesion -- South Africa today : coming together or falling apart? -- Do South Africans have a shared life? -- The spectre of anomie : deviance and national citizenship -- Nation-building 20 years on -- Conclusion: the problem of nationalism in South Africa today.
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Includes bibliographical references(pages 333-343) and index.

Introduction: The problem of nationalism in post-apartheid South africa -- The raw material of nation-building -- Who are South Africans? -- Nationalism and the end of apartheid -- Legacies -- Improvising the nation, 1990-96 -- Beyond the improvised nation -- Over the rainbow : from Mandela to Mbeki -- From reconciliation to social cohesion -- South Africa today : coming together or falling apart? -- Do South Africans have a shared life? -- The spectre of anomie : deviance and national citizenship -- Nation-building 20 years on -- Conclusion: the problem of nationalism in South Africa today.

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