A Flawed Freedom: Rethinking Southern African Liberation

Saul, John S.

ISBN 10: 0745334792 / ISBN 13: 9780745334790

Published by Pluto Press, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Flawed Freedom: Rethinking Southern African Liberation
• Publisher: Pluto Press
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0745334792
• ISBN 13: 9780745334790
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
• Dimensions: 5.3W x 0.6H x 8.5D inches 5.3 inches width by 0.6 inches height by 8.5 inches depth
• Weight: 12 ounces
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Synopsis

Twenty years on from the fall of apartheid in South Africa, veteran analyst and activist John S. Saul examines the liberation struggle, placing it in a regional and global context and looking at how the initial optimism and hope has given way to a sense of crisis following soaring inequality levels and the massacre of workers at Marikana.

With chapters on South Africa, Tanzania and Mozambique, Saul examines the reality of southern Africa’s post-'liberation' plight, drawing on the insights of Frantz Fanon and Amilcar Cabral and assessing claims that a new 'precariat' has emerged.

Saul examines the ongoing 'rebellion of the poor', including the recent Marikana massacre, that have shaken the region and may signal the possibility of a new and more hopeful future.

About the Author

John S. Saul has been, since the 1960s, an activist in support of southern African liberation both in his native Canada and in southern Africa itself. He is also a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 by the Canadian Association of African Studies for his writing and lecturing on South Africa.