The politics of evil : magic, state power, and the political imagination in South Africa / Clifton C...
The politics of evil : magic, state power, and the political imagination in South Africa / Clifton C...
The politics of evil : magic, state power, and the political imagination in South Africa / Clifton Crais.
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Date
2002.
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N968/44
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 297 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Pt. 1. Cultures of conquest. 1. The death of Hope. 2. Ethnographies of state. 3. Rationalities and rule -- Pt. 2. States of emergency. 4. Prophecies of nation. 5. Government acts. 6. Conflict in Qumbu. 7. The men of the mountain. 8. Flights of the lightning bird.
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Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2002.
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Summary
Professor Crais concludes by looking at the contemporary political transition, the challenges to creating a durable democracy, and the persistence of evil in South Africa."--BOOK JACKET....
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The politics of evil : magic, state power, and the political imagination in South Africa / Clifton Crais.
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African studies series ; 103.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 280-293) and index.
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English.
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N968/44
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0521817218 :
9780521817219
0521817218
9780521817219 :
9780521533935(African ed.) :
0521533937(African ed.) :
9780521533935 (AFRICAN ED.)
0521533937 (AFRICAN ED.)
9780521817219 (hardback)
0521817218 (hardback)
9780521533935 (African ed.)
0521533937 (African ed.)
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968
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991016138569702626
