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The Transkei: South Africa's Politics of Partition, by Patrick Laurence (used)
The Transkei: South Africa's Politics of Partition, by Patrick Laurence (used)
The emergence of an independent Transkei is at once an event of great political significance and controversy. It represents the climax of 25 years of bantustan policy, taking the passing of the Bantu Authorities Act of 1951 as the 'take-off' point of that policy. Rooted in the political ideology of 'positive' apartheid or separate development, the Transkei's independence has excited passions on both sides of the political divide. To the protagonists of separate development it is proof of the sincerity of the South African government. Toantagonists of the policy it is a crisis point in their bid to resist the politics of divide-and-rule.
At the very centre of the controversy is the enigmatic Transkei leader, Paramount Chief Kaiser Daliwonga Matanzima. To pro-government supporters he is a responsible leader. To African nationalists he is a sell-out and collaborator. The South African government has spent millions of rands to boost the Transkei's case for recognition - because it hopes an independent Transkei will make separate development internationally respectable. Opponents of apartheid abroad have hit back with a sustained campaign of their own. In this book Patrick Laurence takes a dispassionate yet critical look at the Transkei experiment against a sweeping South African backdrop. His detailed analysis of the historical and political processes involved is an important contribution to an understanding of the issues at stake.
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