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The Politics of Evil

Magic, State Power and the Political Imagination in South Africa

The Politics of Evil( )
Author: Crais, Clifton C.
Contribution by: Anderson, David
Brown, Carolyn
Clapham, Christopher
Gomez, Michael
Manning, Patrick
Robinson, David
Villalon, Leonardo A.
Series title:African Studies
ISBN:978-0-521-81721-9
Publication Date:Oct 2002
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $116.00
Book Description:

The Politics of Evil offers a new way of understanding political history in the colonial world. Clifton Crais combines a cultural history of state formation with an analysis of African conceptions of power and the moral problems of evil. He explores the role of ideas, held by Africans and Europeans alike, in shaping political society throughout South Africa's history, and demonstrates how Africans understood and contested one of the great evils of the twentieth century: apartheid. He...
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Book Details
Pages:314
Detailed Subjects: Political Science / General
Political Science / World / African
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.928 x 8.931 x 0.858 Inches
Book Weight:1.4 Pounds



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