In this Book
- Political Identity and Social Change: The Remaking of the South African Social Order
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: State University of New York Press
summary
Political Identity and Social Change builds upon the constructivist theory of political identity to explore the social changes that accompanied the end of apartheid in South Africa. To gain a better understanding of how structures of identity changed along with the rest of South Africa’s institutions, Frueh analyzes three social and political conflicts: the Soweto uprisings of 1976, the reformist constitutional debates of 1983–1984, and post-apartheid crime. Analyzing these conflicts demonstrates how identity labels function as structures of social discourse, how social activity is organized through these structures, and how both the labels and their power have changed during the course of South Africa’s transition. In this way, the book contributes not only to the study of South African society, but also provides lessons about the relationship between identity and social change.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-xi
- Chapter One: Introduction
- pp. 1-7
- Chapter Four: Soweto 1976
- pp. 65-93
- Chapter Six: Post-Apartheid Crime
- pp. 133-167
- Chapter Seven: Identity and the Transition
- pp. 169-184
- Bibliography
- pp. 215-229
Additional Information
ISBN
9780791487754
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
55753801
Pages
256
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No