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Synopsis
But, as R. W. Johnson recounts in his sweeping history, this was not to be. The profound damage of apartheid and the country's ill-prepared new leaders -- in exile or prison for much of their adult lives -- were a disastrous combination that poisoned everything from big business to education and AIDS policy to international relations. In South Africa's Brave New World, Johnson shows how Mandela's successors brought South Africa close to "failed state" status and explores the implications for its future. At the heart of the story lies the figure of Thabo Mbeki, whose presidency led to catastrophic failure on almost every front. With a new afterword that assesses the new administration of Jacob Zuma, this controversial book stands as the definitive history of the new South Africa.
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About the Author
R. W. Johnson was an early anti-apartheid activist, one of the few people alive who heard public speeches given by Mandela before his imprisonment. An ANC supporter, he narrowly escaped jail before moving to England as a Rhodes Scholar. He is currently the South Africa correspondent for the Sunday Times.
Review
"A relentless and pulverizing polemic against the ruling African National Congress and virtually all of its leading lights." --Economist
"[A] ripping audit of the post-apartheid settlement . . . especially good at skewering Mbeki's ‘Africanist' rhetoric." --Sunday Times
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- PublisherOverlook Books
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1468303317
- ISBN 13 9781468303315
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages720
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