State, Resistance and Change in South Africa Routledge Library Editions: South Africa Series

Originally published in 1988, this book describes and analyses the factors that were operative in South Africa during the 1980s, at a time when Apartheid was under intense pressure. It focuses not only on the central arenas of political action, but also on the non-institutional arenas which were increasingly the central forums of political action. Organised around the three linked themes of state action, popular opposition and possible alternatives, the work examines the manner in which such key institutions such as government, business and the military responded to Apartheid in its crisis as well as the role of the ANC, the black trade unions, Inkatha and community movements in the townships. The final section deals with the South African left and the Freedom Charter.

1. Introduction: The Politics of Stalemate Mark Swilling 2. A Critical Analysis of the South African State’s Reform Strategies in the 1980s William Cobbett, Daryl Glaser, Doug Hindson and Mark Swilling 3. The Giant Stirs: South African Business in the Age of Reform Michael Mann 4. The Crisis of Local Government in South Africa Jeremy Grest 5. Intensifying Civil War: The Role of the South African Defence Force Michael Evans and Mark Phillips 6. The Wild Card: Inkatha and Contemporary Black Politics Colleen McCaul 7. The Rise of Social-Movement Unionism: The Two Faces of the Black Trade Union Movement in South Africa Eddie Webster 8. Political Mobilisation in the Black Townships of the Transvaal Jeremy Seekings 9. State of Exile: The African National Congress of South Africa, 1976-86 Tom Lodge 10. Images of the Future and Strategies in the Present: The Freedom Charter and the South African Left Peter Hudson 11. Beyond Apartheid: Pathways for Transition Philip Frankel 12. Select Bibliography on South Africa Noam J. Pines