Monday, September 13, 2010
To the Brink, the State of Democracy in South Africa
Xolela Mangcu
Mangcu was motivated to write To the Brink by his urgent sense that South Africa’s black political and intellectual tradition is being deeply violated. In the book, no relevant issues escape his analysis, from policy controversies surrounding HIV/AIDS through to Zimbabwe, corruption, the labelling of black critics as “foot lickers” of the white man, and Thabo Mbeki’s leadership style.
Drawing on the intellectual history of the Eastern Cape as well as his own life experiences, Xolela Mangcu contrasts damaging racial exclusivity with the adaptation, renewal and tolerance that has characterised the best traditions of South Africa’s liberation movements. He discusses how black and white people could build a joint culture and, finally, examines the ANC’s election of Jacob Zuma as its president at Polokwane, and its implications for the future of democracy in South Africa.
Labels:
books,
non-fiction,
South Africa
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