Black political thought in the making of South African democracy
By: C.R.D. Halisi.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Bloomington
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Blacks -- Race identity.; Blacks -- Intellectual life.; Nationalism -- South Africa -- History -- 20th century.; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century.; South Africa -- History -- Autonomy and independence movements.; South Africa -- Race relations.
Description: "What will it mean to be a citizen in the new South Africa? The ANC has maintained an official policy of non-racialism. And yet since colonial times there has been a powerful racial component in black nationalism and in the opposition to white rule. Halisi's penetrating study examines the important influence of black nationalism on political thought in South Africa, with particular reference to its impact on rival conceptions of citizenship in the new state.

Relying on history as well as the contributions of political theory the author analyzes the issues of dual citizenship, black consciousness, various forms of populism, racial proletarianization, and the interaction of these positions with various political persuasions and ideologies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-188) and index.