Description: Chieftaincy, the State, and Democracy : Political Legitimacy in Post-Apartheid South Africa, Paperback by Williams, J. Michael, ISBN 0253221552, ISBN-13 9780253221551, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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, and those who view it as incompatible with democracy. Williams describes a network of formal and informal accommodations that have influenced the ways state and local authorities interact. By focusing on local perceptions of the chieftaincy and its interactions with the state, Williams reveals an ongoing struggle for democratization at the local and national levels in South Africa.
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Book Title: Chieftaincy, the State, and Democracy : Political Legitimacy in P
Number of Pages: 300 Pages
Publication Name: Chieftaincy, the State, and Democracy : Political Legitimacy in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Language: English
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Item Height: 0.6 in
Subject: American Government / Local, Sociology / General, Political Ideologies / Democracy, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, World / African
Publication Year: 2009
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 16.8 Oz
Subject Area: Political Science, Social Science, History
Item Length: 9 in
Author: J. Michael Williams
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Trade Paperback
