Domination, Resistance, and Social Change in South Africa: The Local Effects of Global Power

by Kathryn Manzo

Overview

Manzo examines, by means of historical analysis, the effects of global power relationships on the politics of South Africa. The author looks at the ways in which global power constructs identity, normalizes relations of domination, and shapes the form that resistance takes. She asks, for example, why dominated people are so often waging conflicts among themselves rather than directing their resistance unfailingly toward their oppressors. Why, too, is open defiance relatively rare and mass action infrequently used?

South Africa, as an example, is used to illustrate the much broader experience of oppressed populations as they struggle against western domination. The book vividly portrays the complexity of relationships in South Africa and the role played by black resistance in economic and political change over time. Manzo's sound interpretation unifies and enriches the historical progression and establishes a solid foundation for analyzing the lessons South Africa offers about the use of power in international relations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275943646
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/15/1992
Series:	Bibliographies and Indexes in Women's
Pages:	304
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1710L (what's this?)

About the Author

KATHRYN A. MANZO is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Williams College.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Global Power and South African Politics
Subjectivity and the "Normal" Practice of Domination
Constituting the Civilized Self: South Africa in the Age of Colonialism
Constituting the Christian and National Self: South Africa in the Post-Colonial Era
The Uneven Effects of Normalization: Resistance, Struggle, and Social Change
Domination and Resistance in the Pre-Apartheid Era
The National Party and the Postulate of Difference: Multiracialism and National Separation
From Difference to Identity: The Era of "Reform," 1973 to the Present
Global Power and South African Politics: To Be Continued . . .
Bibliography
Index