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South Africa's 1994 election was widely hailed around the world as miraculous. In this book, Anthony Butler examines South African experiences to cast doubt on this celebratory attitude to democracy. Contemporary political analysis highlights the benefits

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Anthony Butler

DEMOCRACY AND APARTHEID

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Democracy and Apartheid Political Theory, Comparative Politics and the Modern South African State

Anthony Butler Lecturer in Politics University of Nottingham

First published in Great Britain 1998 by

MACMILLAN PRESS LTD

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG2l 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

ISBN 978-1-349-39830-0 ISBN 978-0-230-37460-7 (eBook) DOl 10.1057/978-0-230-37460-7

First published in the United States of America 1998 by

ST. MARTIN'S PRESS, INC.,

Scholarly and Reference Division, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10010

ISBN

978-0-312-21696-3

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Butler, Anthony, 1964Democracy and apartheid: political theory, comparative politics and the modem South African state I Anthony Butler. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-312-21696-3 (cloth) 1. Democracy-South Africa. 2. Apartheid-South Africa. 3. Elections-South Africa. 4. South Africa-Politics and government-20th century. 5. Democracy. 6. Democratization. 1. Title. JQ1981.B89 1998 320.968'09'049-dc2l 98-28376 CIP © Anthony Butler 1998

Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 1998 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WIP 9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. The author has asserted his right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. This book is printed on paper suitable for recycling and made from fully managed and sustained forest sources. 10 07

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Contents Preface

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Introduction

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A Periodization of South African History

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Historical Debates and Political Analysis

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Democracy and Apartheid

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Analysing Democratic Transitions

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Political Science and the End of Apartheid

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The Failure of Political Science

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Conclusions

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Notes

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Bibliography

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Index

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Preface I have incurred many institutional and personal debts in writing this book. I am grateful to the fellows of Emmanuel College, Cambridge, to the trustees of the Jan S