Political identity and social change : the remaking of the South African social order / Jamie Frueh ; foreword by Nicholas Onuf.

Author
Frueh, Jamie, 1966- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
1st ed.
Published/​Created
Albany : State University of New York Press, c2003.
Description
1 online resource (257 p.)

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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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-229) and index.
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English
Contents
  • ""Political Identity and Social Change""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Foreword by Nicholas Onuf""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. A Theory of Political Identity""; ""CONSTRUCTIVISM""; ""IDENTITY""; ""IDENTITY LABELS AS UNITS OF A CONSTRUCTIVIST METHOD""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""3. South Africa and Identity""; ""APARTHEID AND ITS HISTORICAL CONTEXT""; ""ANALYSIS OF SOUTH AFRICAN POLITICS""; ""THE PRACTICALITIES OF STUDYING SOUTH AFRICAN IDENTITY""; ""4. Soweto 1976""; ""SOWETO, JUNE 16, 1976â€?A STORY""; ""COMPETING DISCOURSES ON SOWETO""; ""THE POLITICAL IDENTITY OF SOWETO""
  • ""CONCLUSION: THE BEGINNING OF THE END""""5. Constitutional Reform, 1983â€?1984""; ""REFORM, RESISTANCE, REPRESSION""; ""COMPETING DISCOURSES ON THE CONSTITUTION""; ""CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND POLITICAL IDENTITY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""6. Post-Apartheid Crime""; ""CRIME IN SOUTH AFRICA""; ""THE DISCOURSE ON CRIME""; ""CRIME AND POLITICAL IDENTITY""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""7. Identity and the Transition: Conclusions for the Political Theory of Social Change""; ""THE ARGUMENT FOR CONSTRUCTIVIST POLITICAL IDENTITY""; ""THE ARGUMENT ABOUT SOUTH AFRICA""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND GENERALIZATIONS""; ""Notes""
  • ""CHAPTER ONE""""CHAPTER TWO""; ""CHAPTER THREE""; ""CHAPTER FOUR""; ""CHAPTER FIVE""; ""CHAPTER SIX""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""; ""D""; ""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""SUNY series in Global Politics""
ISBN
  • 0-7914-8775-X
  • 1-4175-2013-2
OCLC
55753801
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