The Idea of the ANC

The African National Congress (ANC) is Africa's most famous liberation movement. It has recently celebrated its centenary,...
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Author: Anthony Butler
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The Idea of the ANC by Butler, Anthony

The Idea of the ANC

€20,92

The Idea of the ANC

€20,92
Author: Anthony Butler
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The African National Congress (ANC) is Africa's most famous liberation movement. It has recently celebrated its centenary, a milestone that has prompted partisans to detail a century of unparalleled achievement in the struggle against colonialism and racial discrimination. Critics paint a less flattering portrait of the historical ANC as a communist puppet, a moribund dinosaur, or an elitist political parasite. For such skeptics, the ANC-now in government for two decades-has betrayed South Africans rather than liberating them.

South Africans endure deep inequality and unemployment, violent community protests, murders of foreign residents, major policy blunders, an AIDS crisis, and deepening corruption. Inside the ANC there are episodes of open rebellion against the leadership, conflicts over the character of a postliberation movement, and debilitating battles for succession to the movement's presidency. The ANC is nevertheless likely to remain the party of government for the foreseeable future.

This remarkable book explores how ANC intellectuals and leaders interpret the historical project of their movement. It investigates three interlocking ideas: a conception of power, a responsibility for promoting unity, and a commitment to human liberation. Anthony Butler explores how these notions have shaped South African politics in the past and how they will inform ANC leaders' responses to the challenges of the future.

Author: Anthony Butler
Publisher: Ohio University Press
Published: 07/29/2013
Pages: 150
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.20w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780821420539


Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2014
Publishers Weekly 11/17/2014

About the Author
Anthony Butler is Professor of Political Studies at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. Previously, he was Chair in Political Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand and a Fellow of Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. Butler was educated at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. He writes a weekly column for Johannesburg's Business Day newspaper and is the author or editor of six other books, including Cyril Ramaphosa and Contemporary South Africa.

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