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Black Political Thought in the Making of South African Democracy
"... a comprehensive analytical survey of the multidimensional evolution of black political thought in South Africa's politicization process." --Choice "Many citizens experience a sense of reluctance to share a single national identity with all of those who are defined by law to be their compatriots. This problem can be explained and surmounted, but it cannot be evaded by those who aspire to build a stable democracy in South Africa." --Richard L. Sklar, from the Foreword What will it mean to be a citizen in the new South Africa? This penetrating study analyzes the issues of dual citizenship, black consciousness, populism, racial proletarianization and their interaction with various political ideologies. Halisi's analysis has practical implications for the development of political identity in the new South Africa.
The Escape from Home
Driven from their impoverished Irish village, fifteen-year-old Maura and her younger brother meet their landlord's runaway son in Liverpool while all three wait for a ship to America; their fates continue to intertwine on board ship and in the New World.
Into the Storm (Beyond the Western Sea #2)
Avi's suspenseful seafaring adventure ESCAPE FROM HOME continues in INTO THE STORM.Fifteen-year-old Maura and twelve-year-old Patrick O'Connell are finally free from the impoverished conditions of their small Irish village. Though they've made it onto the ship to America, there's still a treacherous journey ahead of them.In the storage hold, ten-year-old Laurence Kirkle struggles to survive and stay hidden as the ship's crew searches for stowaways to throw overboard. All three children are in search of a better world and a new home. But will they find what they're looking for in America?Once again, Avi skillfully creates an edge-of-your-seat adventure brimming with action and heart.
The Afrikaner's Emancipation
President Mandela's stand in negotiations, before, during and after imprisonment was attainment of universal democratic rights for all citizens in South Africa. His counterpart, President F W de Klerk's condition was protection of minority rights, a position he knew could not be sustained, but he did persuade whites to support it until he in the end capitulated and they also. The result was a peaceful transition to black majority rule, but a great number of Afrikaners accepted the handing over of power without rejecting their apartheid ideology. The Afrikaner's Apartheid Mindset was based on an attitude of superiority and a false belief that apartheid was scripturally justified. Although mos...
Epistolary Fiction in Ancient Greek Literature
Der Philologus, eine der ältesten und angesehensten Zeitschriften auf dem Gebiet der klassischen Altertumswissenschaft, versteht sich als Forum für den Austausch unterschiedlicher methodischer Ansätze, die einer weiterführenden Interpretation der antiken Texte und ihrer Rezeption dienen. Dazu gehören philologische, literaturwissenschaftliche und mit interdisziplinären Perspektiven arbeitende Beiträge. Besonderer Wert wird auf die internationale Ausrichtung der Zeitschrift gelegt. Publikationssprachen sind Deutsch, Englisch, Italienisch, Französisch. Neben der Zeitschrift erscheinen ab 2014 Supplementbände. In der Reihe Philologus. Supplemente / Philologus. Supplementary Volumes werden Monographien und Sammelbände zu allen Themen der Klassischen Philologie und ihrer Rezeption veröffentlicht. Der Fokus soll hier insbesondere auf neueren Ansätzen der Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft in einer interdisziplinären Perspektive liegen. Geschäftsführender Herausgeber: Christoph Schubert (Erlangen-Nürnberg)
Melania
Melania the Elder and her granddaughter Melania the Younger were major figures in early Christian history, using their wealth, status, and forceful personalities to shape the development of nearly every aspect of the religion we now know as Christianity. This volume examines their influence on late antique Christianity and provides an insightful portrait of their legacies in the modern world. Departing from the traditionally patriarchal view, Melania gives a poignant and sometimes surprising account of how the rise of Christian institutions in the Roman Empire shaped our understanding of women’s roles in the larger world.
New Histories of South Africa's Apartheid-Era Bantustans
This book features new research on the history of apartheid South Africa’s former bantustans and their legacies in the modern world. With an introduction by renowned historian William Beinart, the individual chapters, written by a new generation of scholars, address a number of themes: public administration (health and education); culture, ethnicity, and politics; ethnic nationalism; historiographical reflections; and personal recollections by three former public servants. This book was originally published as a special issue of the South African Historical Journal.
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