African struggles today : social movements since independence / Leo Zeilig and Peter Dwyer.

Author/creator Zeilig, Leo
Other author Dwyer, Peter (Peter James)
Format Book
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Haymarket Books ; $a [Minneapolis, Minn.], 2012.
Descriptionx, 293 pages ; 20 cm
Subjects
Social movements--Africa, Southern.
Social movements--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Post-apartheid era--Africa, Southern.
Civil society--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Democratization--Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Capitalism--Social aspects. --Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Africa, Southern--Social conditions. --1994-.
Africa, Sub-Saharan--Social conditions. --1960-.

Contents Social movements and the working class in Africa -- An epoch of uprisings : social movements in postcolonial Africa, 1945/98 -- Cracks in the monolith : social movements in post-apartheid South Africa -- Social movements after the transition : choiceless democracies? -- Frustrated transitions : social movements, protest, and repression in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland -- Social forums and the World Social Forum in Africa.
Abstract Three leading Africa scholars investigate the social forces driving the democratic transformation of postcolonial states across southern Africa. Extensive research and interviews with civil society organizers in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, and Swaziland inform this analysis of the challenges faced by non-governmental organizations in relating both to the attendant inequality of globalization and to grassroots struggles for social justice.
Local noteLittle-358066--305131063352W
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2012023890
ISBN9781608461202 (alk. paper)
ISBN1608461203 (alk. paper)
Standard identifier# 5413534