Democracy compromised : chiefs and the politics of the land in South Africa

'Democracy Compromised' addresses two related questions: firstly, how, despite their role in the apartheid state, traditional authorities have not only survived but gained unprecedented powers in rural governance in South Africa's democracy; and secondly, how they derive their authori...

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Main Author: Ntsebeza, Lungisile
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden ; Boston Brill 2005
BRILL
Edition:1
Series:Afrika-Studiecentrum series
Subjects:
Chiefdoms
Chiefdoms > South Africa > Xalanga
Democracy
Democracy > South Africa > Xalanga
Political customs and rites
Political customs and rites > South Africa > Xalanga
Tribal government
Tribal government > South Africaz > Xalanga
Xalanga (South Africa) > Politics and government
Xalanga (South Africa) > Social conditions
ISBN:900414482X, 9789004144828
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Summary:'Democracy Compromised' addresses two related questions: firstly, how, despite their role in the apartheid state, traditional authorities have not only survived but gained unprecedented powers in rural governance in South Africa's democracy; and secondly, how they derive their authority.
Bibliography:Based on the author's doctoral thesis
Bibliography: p. [301]-320
Includes index
ISBN:900414482X
9789004144828