The politics of transition
Subtitle: a hidden history of South Africa's negotiated settlement
By: Richard Spitz with Matthew Chaskalson.
Contributors: Chaskalson, Matthew.
Publisher: Hart Pub.
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Oxford
Language: eng
Number of pages: 461
Subjects: Constitutional history -- South Africa; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1989-1994
Description: "During the early 1990s, South Africans kept a close eye on the media coverage of South Africa's negotiated transition to democracy. Likened to a soap opera by some, the negotiations featured violent interlopers, dramatic walkouts, alliances and, somehow, a fortunate conclusion in the form of the Interim Constitution and Bill of Rights. The importance of the negotiating process and the Interim Constitution itself should not be underestimated, however, in relation to their longer-term influence over the form of democracy currently enjoyed in South Africa. In this brave publication, Spitz and Chaskalson examine the politics behind the Kempton Park negotiations and the Interim Constitution, and the influence that these have had on the subsequent consolidation of a South African democracy. This book will be of importance to anyone interested in South African politics, constitutional law, democracy and human rights."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [428]-451) and index.