South Africa's Brave New World: The Beloved Country

Title					South Africa's Brave New World: The Beloved Country Since the End of Apartheid Allen Lane
Author					R. W. Johnson
Publisher					Penguin Books Ltd (UK), 2009
ISBN					0141000325, 9780141000329
Length					736 pages
					Order Now Book overview 'A relentless and pulverising polemic against the ruling African National Congress and virtually all of its leading lights' Economist Nelson Mandela's inauguration as president of South Africa in 1994 seemed to usher in an age of peaceful, rational change. But R.W. Johnson's major new book explains how this was not to be. The profound damage of apartheid and the country's new leaders in exile or prison for much of their adult lives were a disastrous combination that poisoned everything from big business to education and AIDS policy to relations with Zimbabwe. At the heart of the book lies the figure of Thabo Mbeki, who presidency led to catastrophic failure on almost every front. In South Africa's Brave New World Johnson reveals how Mbeki and those around him brought South Africa close to 'failed state' status and explores the implications for its future under Jacob Zuma. 'Lucid and vigorous ... devastating ... with some dark humour' Mail & Guardian 'A ripping audit of the post-apartheid settlement ... especially good at skewering Mbeki's 'Africanist' rhetoric'Stephen Robinson, Sunday Times No preview available - 2009 - 736 pages Reviews Reality check for South Africa. User Review - HS Mitchell "HS Mitchell" - Amazon.com - An excellent book for anyone who wants to read the reality of the so called "rainbow nation". Johnson has written a magnificently clear, informative book on the history and present times of South Africa. Essential reading for all South Africans. South Africa in a new transition again - from "crony capitalism" to African despotism? User Review - Dr. Selim Gool "Sel Cool" - Amazon.com - Of the brace of new books available on the new South Africa, only two or three are remarkabe for their insights and penetrating political analysis. More recent biographies of ex-President Thabo Mbeki ... Order Now