Rethinking the Rise and Fall of Apartheid: South Africa and World Politics (Rethinking World Politics, 2)

Providing a much-needed antidote to recent revisionist attempts to 'rehabilitate' apartheid, this major new text by a leading authority offers a considered and substantive reassessment of the nature, endurance and significance of apartheid in South Africa as well as the reasons for its dramatic collapse. Paying particular attention to the international dimension as well as the domestic, the author assesses the impact of anti-apartheid protest, of changing attitudes of Western governments to the apartheid regime and the evolution of South African government policies to the outside world. Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 List of Tables 7 List of Abbreviations 8 Chronology 10 Preface 13 1. Introduction: Apartheid’s Global Significance 19 2. The Debate on the Nature of South African Racial Policies: Totalitarian or Colonial? 39 3. Origins of Racial Policy: Consequence of an Imperialist War or the Prejudice of the Frontier? 59 4. Segregation: Home-Grown or Imported? 79 5. The Theory and Practice of Apartheid: Was There a Blueprint? 101 6. South Africa in a Post-Colonial World: Modernising or Eroding Apartheid? 123 7. From Vorster to Botha: New Departure or Militarised Cul de Sac? 145 8. The Pursuit of a Negotiated Settlement: Choice or Necessity? 165 9. The Unexpected Transition to Majority Rule: Analysing a Miracle? 184 10. The Worldwide Anti-Apartheid Movement: Peripheral or Crucial? 206 11. Conclusion: Taking the Long View on Apartheid’s Demise 226 Notes 237 Concise Bibliography 254 Index 256

a Major New Text By A Leading Authority Reassesses The Nature, Endurance And Significance Of Apartheid In South Africa As Well As The Reasons For Its Dramatic Collapse. Paying Particular Attention To The International Dimension As Well As The Domestic, The Author Assesses The Impact Of Anti-apartheid Protest, Of Changing Attitudes Of Western Governments To The Apartheid Regime And The Evolution Of South African Government Policies To The Outside World.

Reassessing the nature, endurance and significance of apartheid in South Africa as well as the reasons for its collapse, Adrian Guelke shows the impact of anti-apartheid protest, of changing attitudes of Western governments to the apartheid regime and the evolution of South African government policies to the outside world