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Apartheid's Last Stand: The Rise and Fall of the South African Security State Paperback – 28 Feb. 1996
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- ISBN-100333732391
- ISBN-13978-0333732397
- Edition1996th
- Publication date28 Feb. 1996
- LanguageEnglish
- Dimensions14 x 2.01 x 21.59 cm
- Print length346 pages
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'Reading Alden's book is indispensable for all those who want to understand this crucial South African period [in history]. Not only because the author studies the complexities of this ` end of reign' in a brilliant fashion but also because he deploys political analysis which advisedly makes use of the theoretical model proposed in the introduction...At a time when it is respectable to simplify in the extreme what has happened in South Africa, let us salute the publication of a subtle and fine book; a book which demonstrates that for a good explanation there is no need to simplify.' - Politique Africaine
'It deserves to become a standard text for students of the period, but it should also appeal to South Africans who seek an explanation for apartheid's long goodbye.' - South African Journal of International Relations
'It combines an incisive analytical treatment alongside a thorough account of recent political history and succeeds at both the specialist and general level in accounting for the ubiquitous influence of the security forces in policy making.' - Third World Quarterly
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- Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan; 1996th edition (28 Feb. 1996)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 346 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0333732391
- ISBN-13 : 978-0333732397
- Dimensions : 14 x 2.01 x 21.59 cm
- Best Sellers Rank: 4,881,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- 6,723 in African Politics
- 10,954 in Civil Rights & Citizenship
- 11,928 in International Law (Books)
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