Chieftaincy, the state, and democracy : political legitimacy in post-apartheid South Africa /

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Author / Creator:Williams, J. Michael, 1954-
Imprint:Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (xii, 282 pages) : map
Language:English
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URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11208752
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ISBN:9780253004079
0253004071
9780253354181
0253354188
9780253221551
0253221552
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:As South Africa consolidates its democracy, chieftaincy has remained a controversial and influential institution that has adapted to recent changes. J. Michael Williams examines the chieftaincy and how it has sought to assert its power since the end of apartheid. By taking local-level politics seriously and looking closely at how chiefs negotiate the new political order, Williams takes a position between those who see the chieftaincy as an indigenous democratic form deserving recognition and protection, a.
Other form:Print version: Williams, J. Michael, 1954- Chieftaincy, the state, and democracy. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2010 9780253354181
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