Chieftaincy, the state, and democracy :: political legitimacy in post-apartheid South Africa /

As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to recent changes. J. Michael Williams examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid. By taking local-level politics serio...

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Main Author: Williams, J. Michael, 1954-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to recent changes. J. Michael Williams examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid. By taking local-level politics seriously and looking closely at how chiefs negotiate the new political order, Williams takes a position between those who see the chieftaincy as an Indigenous democratic form deserving recognition and protection, a.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : map
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780253004079
0253004071

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