The Politics of Evil Magic, State Power and the Political Imagination in South Africa |
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Author:
| Crais, Clifton C. |
Contribution by:
| Anderson, David Brown, Carolyn Clapham, Christopher Gomez, Michael Manning, Patrick Robinson, David Villalon, Leonardo A. |
Series title: | African Studies |
ISBN: | 978-0-521-81721-9 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2002 |
Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $116.00 |
Book Description:
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The Politics of Evil offers a new way of understanding political history in the colonial world. Clifton Crais combines a cultural history of state formation with an analysis of African conceptions of power and the moral problems of evil. He explores the role of ideas, held by Africans and Europeans alike, in shaping political society throughout South Africa's history, and demonstrates how Africans understood and contested one of the great evils of the twentieth century: apartheid. He...
More DescriptionThe Politics of Evil offers a new way of understanding political history in the colonial world. Clifton Crais combines a cultural history of state formation with an analysis of African conceptions of power and the moral problems of evil. He explores the role of ideas, held by Africans and Europeans alike, in shaping political society throughout South Africa's history, and demonstrates how Africans understood and contested one of the great evils of the twentieth century: apartheid. He discusses colonialism, resistance, nationalism, violence, and the challenges to creating democracy.