Politics By Other Means

Law in the Struggle Against Apartheid, 1980-1994

Häftad, Engelska, 1995

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Beskrivning

Politics by Other Means explores the fundamental question of how law can constrain political power by offering a pathbreaking account of the triumphant final decade of the struggle against apartheid.Richard Abel presents case studies of ten major legal campaigns including: challenges to pass laws; black trade union demands for recognition; state terror; censorship; resistance to the "independent" homelands; and treason trials.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1995-06-20
Mått:152 x 229 x 36 mm
Vikt:1 240 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:668
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9780415908177

Utforska kategorier

Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Etnicitet inom Samhälle och politik
Särskilda rättsområden inom Juridik

Mer om författaren

Richard Abel teaches law at UCLA and has published numerous books and articles on the legal profession and informal justice.

Recensioner i media

"...this is a valuable study, adding significantly to our understanding of the complexity of South African bureaucratic politics during the 1980s The InternationalJournal of African Historical Studies.""Going beyond a discussion of high-profile political trials, Abel also provides copiously detailed chapters on legal contests involving pass laws, censorship, forced removals, trade union rights, and draft resistance." -- Foreign Affairs"offers useful material for courses in South African politics or comparative legal systems." -- Choice"...offers useful material for courses in South African politics or comparative legal systems." -- Choice

Innehållsförteckning

1. Glossary of Acronyms and Foreign Words; 2. Speaking with the Ogre; 3. Politics by Other Means?; 4. Carving Loopholes in the Pass Laws; 5. White Resistance to the Military; 6. Seeking Recognition; 7. Mpophomeni and the War in Ntal; 8. State Terrorism: The Response of Law and Medicine to Police Torture; 9. Censorship and the Closure of the New Nation; 10. The Alexandra Treason Trial; 11. Bakwena ba Magopa: The Last Forced Removal; 12. Moutse and KwaNdebele: Ethnicity and Gender in the Challange to Grand Apartheid; 13. Disestablishing Oukasie; 14. The Roles of Law.