Ending Autocracy, Enabling Democracy: The Tribulations of Southern Africa, 1960-2000

by Robert I. Rotberg

Overview

"In this comprehensive narrative of the political and economic evolution of Africa, Robert I. Rotberg explains the critical events, players and policies in the continent's tumultuous shift toward democracy. The book reviews the process of decolonization throughout the continent—and subsequent debut of democracy and authoritarianism—the transition of settler-run Rhodesia into African Zimbabwe, and the battle for Southern Africa. Rotberg then traces the epic struggle to free South Africa from the yoke of apartheid, including the contributions of leaders such as Nelson Mandela. He concludes with a look at how current developments will affect Africa's continuing transition to democratic rule into the 21st century. The book includes a collection of Rotberg's best opinion pieces and analytical articles from 40 years of reporting on Africa's democratic efforts.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815775836
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	12/01/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	558
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.24(d)

About the Author

"Robert I. Rotberg is director of the Program on Intrastate Conflict, Conflict Prevention, and Conflict Resolution at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and president of the World Peace Foundation. Rotberg is the author or editor of numerous books, including State Failure and State Weakness in a Time of Terror (Brookings/WPF, 2003)."

Table of Contents

1.	Engaging, Explaining, Entreating Southern Africa	1
Part 1	The New Africa: Euphoria, Kleptomania, and Charisma	9
2.	Decolonization and the Debut of Democracy and Authoritarianism	13
3.	From Settler Rhodesia to African Zimbabwe	48
4.	Zambia: Promise Forgone	93
5.	The Battle for Southern Africa: Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, and Namibia	122
6.	Making the Further Transition to Democracy	194
7.	Grandiosity and Greed: Zimbabwe	226
Part 2	Freeing South Africa from the Yoke of Apartheid	281
8.	Separate Development and Other Apartheid Contortions	287
9.	Divestment and Disinvestment	299
10.	Mailed Fist and Velvet Glove	306
11.	The Townships Erupt	344
12.	The Demise of Apartheid	415
13.	Freedom and Independence	460
14.	Mandela and Mbeki	480
Part 3	Conclusion
15.	Establishing Democracy and Encouraging Prosperity in Southern Africa and Africa	499
	Postscript	519
	Opinion Pieces, 1960-2000	521
	Index	533

Editorial Reviews

"Rotberg brings remarkable fluency and erudition to the project. His essays cover an impressive range of topics.... This book- thanks to both its careful history and its policy prescriptions- should become essential reading for anyone seriously interested in Africa." —Jonathan Tepperman, Foreign Affairs magazine, Christian Science Monitor, 7/11/2002

"The book under review is a comprehensive account of the political, economic and social development of southern Africa since 1960... The book is very interesting for students of southern Africaas it is a useful historical record, capturing the flavor of the times when the various articles and op-eds were written." —Ian Taylor, University of Botswana, African Affairs

"Rotberg's style and presentation make the material easily available to a broad public, while simultaneously serving a need amongst both academics and politicians today of a deeper understanding of the history and background of many of the present problems in Africa...Rotberg has fulfilled his task in several respects with clear and logical arguments. His style is concise and readable...It should become essential reading for anyone seriously interested in Africa thanks to its careful empirical account of developments and current history." —Liv Torres, Labour International Think Tank, The European Journal of Development Research, 1/1/2004

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