On a cold Highveld morning in May 1994, Nelson Mandela took the oath of office to become South Africa’s first democratically elected president. A new era had begun. The promise of those heady days of political transition soon gave way to a more sober view on the magnitude of the challenges facing the new government.
Under Mandela and his successor, Thabo Mbeki, the country grappled with the restructuring of the state, massive inequality and poverty, rising crime, battles over economic policy, the arms deal, the HIV/AIDS crisis, the BEE era, the cancer of political corruption and the rise of a new and predatory political elite. With the removal of Mbeki, followed by the interregnum of Kgalema Motlanthe, the stage was set for the coming to power of the controversial Jacob Zuma. These are all key threads in Ray Hartley’s rich and complex narrative history of the democratic era.
Admirably concise but rich in detail, drawing on a wide spectrum of interviews, documents and experiences, Ragged Glory offers a bracingly critical look back at the achievements and the failures of two turbulent decades, during which South Africa took its place at the table
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On a cold Highveld morning in May 1994, Nelson Mandela took the oath of office to become South Africa’s first democratically elected president. A new era had begun. The promise of those heady days of political transition soon gave way to a more sober view on the magnitude of the challenges facing the new government.
Under Mandela and his successor, Thabo Mbeki, the country grappled with the restructuring of the state, massive inequality and poverty, rising crime, battles over economic policy, the arms deal, the HIV/AIDS crisis, the BEE era, the cancer of political corruption and the rise of a new and predatory political elite. With the removal of Mbeki, followed by the interregnum of Kgalema Motlanthe, the stage was set for the coming to power of the controversial Jacob Zuma. These are all key threads in Ray Hartley’s rich and complex narrative history of the democratic era.
Admirably concise but rich in detail, drawing on a wide spectrum of interviews, documents and experiences, Ragged Glory offers a bracingly critical look back at the achievements and the failures of two turbulent decades, during which South Africa took its place at the table
Imprint | Jonathan Ball Publishers SA |
Country of origin | South Africa |
Release date | August 2014 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
Authors | Ray Hartley |
Dimensions | 232 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 297 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-86842-556-3 |
Barcode | 9781868425563 |
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LSN | 1-86842-556-8 |