POL SCI 2 Chapter Notes -Military History Of South Africa, Lower House, Upper House
12 Nov 2013
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Two kinds of politics: apartheid: authoritarian separatist racist regime. Ended the ethnic war with ballots and not bullets . It is part of the rising developing powers (brics) The legacy of the apartheid is there w/ some problems: corruption, pandemic hiv, social tension, still faces challenges of postcolonialism, dealing w/ tradeoffs between equality and freedom, managing consequences of first 3. Much of western south africa remains unable to grow crops. Very diverse population, not just black and white. There is ethnic division within both blacks and whites. Eleven recognized languages by the constitution: language is a divisive factor. Dutch rule: domination began in the 17th c, boers took control of the fertile land in the cape of good hope, british gain formal control of it in 1814. Defeat of afrikaners in boer wars: brit took control of their city, used concentration camps, the union of south africa united the boers and the.
