The future we chose emerging perspectives on the centenary of the ANC (Africa Inst. of South Africa, 2013)
Includes bibliographical references
pt.1. The Future We Chose. Locating the ANC centenary in the South African historiography: a prelude -- Recalling the historical significance of Pixley ka Isaka Seme in the founding of the ANC -- The African agenda and the origins of internationalism within the ANC: 1912-1960. pt. 2. Pillars of the Struggle. The evolution of internal mass mobilisation as an instrument against colonialism: from pre-1912 to 1994 -- The doors of education and culture shall be open: the centrality of education in the history of the ANC -- Revisiting the role of the student movement in the making of democratic South Africa -- Through the shadow of death: the ANC's underground struggle -- The fourth pillar: a century of solidarity in ANC politics -- The Scandinavian anti-apartheid movement: international solidarity in action -- The presence of African liberation movements in Egypt after the Bandung Conference in 1955
pt. 3. The battle of ideas. After the centenary: reflecting on the growth and development of the ANC from a revolutionary populist movement to a governing party -- The idea of the African National Congress, democratic paradox and the stubborn spectre of coloniality -- The centenary of the ANC: prospects for the realisation of the pan-Africanist project -- Class dynamics and state transformation in South Africa. pt. 4. The Future We Choose. Organisational renewal: aspiration or necessity? -- State, democracy and statistics in the making of the new South Africa -- Socio-economic transformation in post-apartheid South Africa: progress and challanges -- Aspirations to an elusive developmental state: the obstacles to deep reform -- The next frontier: building a capable public service