In The Politics of Evil, Clifton Crais provides a unique interpretation of South African history and a fresh approach to the study of power, culture and resistance in the modern world. Encompassing all of South Africa's history in his analysis, Crais examines the formation of an authoritarian political order and the complex ways people understood and resisted the colonial state. He explores state formation as a cultural and political process as well as a moral problem and he looks at indigenous concepts of power, authority and evil, analysing how they shaped cross-cultural encounters and the making of a colonial order. Apartheid represented one of the great evils of the twentieth century. This book reveals how the victims of apartheid understood the triumph of this evil in their lives as they elaborated rich and at times violent visions of a just world. Professor Crais concludes by looking at political transition, the challenges to creating a durable democracy and the persistence of evil in South Africa.
| ISBN: | 9780521104821 |
| Publication date: | 19th March 2009 |
| Author: | Clifton Professor and Director, Institute of African Studies, Kenyon College, Ohio Crais |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 316 pages |
| Series: | African Studies |
| Genres: |
African history Political economy |
In The Politics of Evil, Clifton Crais provides a unique interpretation of South African history and a fresh approach to the study of power, culture and resistance in the modern world. Encompassing all of South Africa's history in his analysis, Crais examines the formation of an authoritarian political order and the complex ways people understood and resisted the colonial state. He explores state formation as a cultural and political process as well as a moral problem and he looks at indigenous concepts of power, authority and evil, analysing how they shaped cross-cultural encounters and the making of a colonial order. Apartheid represented one of the great evils of the twentieth century. This book reveals how the victims of apartheid understood the triumph of this evil in their lives as they elaborated rich and at times violent visions of a just world. Professor Crais concludes by looking at political transition, the challenges to creating a durable democracy and the persistence of evil in South Africa.
The Politics of Evil features in the following genres: African history, Political economy
The Politics of Evil is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Politics of Evil was written by Clifton Professor and Director, Institute of African Studies, Kenyon College, Ohio Crais and published by Cambridge University Press
The Politics of Evil has 316 pages
Yes it is part of African Studies series
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