Butler, Anthony 1964- creator text bibliography enk Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire New York, NY Palgrave Macmillan 2004 monographic eng

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xii, 187 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm. "Contemporary South Africa is a wide-ranging and thought-provoking introduction to the social, political, cultural and economic life of contemporary South Africa and its changing role in the world -- all set in the context of its history and character as a 'rainbow nation'. Under President Nelson Mandela, South Africans put behind them the political oppression and comprehensive racial segregation of apartheid. Predictions that civil war and racial conflict would ensue have proven unfounded. South Africa has instead undergone a remarkable social and political renewal, while the economy and system of government have weathered a decade of international turmoil. The country is for the first time playing a constructive role in the troubled African continent. Twenty first century South Africa, however, faces a host of social and economic challenges: unemployment, crime and violence, and an HIV/AIDS epidemic that threatens social cohesion. An electorally unassailable African National Congress, ambivalent about political pluralism and an open society, leaves even the future of South Africa's hard-won democracy uncertain. Book jacket."--Jacket Historical context A rainbow nation The South African economy Social structure and social policy Government Political life Culture, ideas, and issues South Africa and the world South Africa in the twenty-first century Anthony Butler. Includes bibliographical references and index. f-sa--- South Africa Politics and government 1994- Sudáfrica Política y gobierno 1994- South Africa Economic conditions 1991- Sudáfrica Condiciones económicas 1991- South Africa Social conditions 1994- Sudáfrica Condiciones sociales 1994- South Africa Race relations 21st century Sudáfrica Relaciones raciales Siglo XXI 545 DT 1975 B985c 2004 968 9780333715192 (pbk.) 0333715195 (pbk.) 2010502577 DLC 100901 20250130154730.0 16443438 eng