Hope & Fear : Reflections Of A Democrat
Tony. Leon
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | New York : : Jonathan Ball Publishers, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (281 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Book Description; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Foreword; Curriculum Vitae; Introduction; Maiden Speech: a Culture of Rights in a Climate of Liberty; The Canditate for Houghton; Opposing Apartheid; FW de Klerk: the Politics of Enigma; FW de Klerk's achievement and the National Party's Doom; Why the Nationalists Cannot be Trusted with Constitution-making; Questioning the National Party's Ill-starred Turn in Mandela's goverment; The National Party and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission; Constitutional Issues; Rescuing Judicial Power and the Constitutional Court. - Answering the Critics and Some Challenges for the FutureThe Place and Role of Opposition Politics and Parties in South Africa; Tackling the African National Congress; Winnie Madikizela-Mandela; Response to the President's Opening Address: the Power of Morality vs the Morality of Power; The ANC's Camps; Response to the President's Opening Address: Patriotism and the Treason of Silence; Tackling the President-in-waiting, Thabo Mbeki; A Criticism of Tendencies in the ANC; Race and Race Hatred: Is This Our Everlasting Scourge and Legacy?; The Real Counter-revolution and the Enemies of Democracy. - South Africa and the New ConstitutionFederalism vs Centralism; The Final Constitution: a Shield for Freedom; The Case for Afrikaans and Protecting All Language Rights; The New Liberalism, the Democratic Party and Realignment; Liberalism Today: Lost Cause or Last Hope?; Acceptance Speech as DP Leader: Charting a New Course and Keeping Faith with Values; Agenda for a Better Country; A Modern, Liberal Agenda; Realignment; Strong Government Needs Strong Opposition; Making South Africa Work; Growing Pains: a Response to Criticism of the DP's decision to Accept Dr Tertius Delport. - Transformation, Race and Our Current PoliticsCrises on the Campus; Challenges to the New South Africa; The Megacity: the Worst Mix for Democracy and Efficiency; South Africa Since 1994: Prospects Beyond 1999; Index; Copyright Page. - Unpacking the New PatriotismJustice, Crime and Law Enforcement; Indemnity and Reconciliation; Amnesty and Retribution; How to Win the War Against Crime; South Africa's High Noon: The Challenge and the Chance of Rebuilding South Africa Under Law; Treating Crime and Law Enforcement as an Emergency; Economic Liberation; Towards a New Nationalism; Why South Africa Needs Economic Liberation; Why the Democratic Party Opposes the Labour Relations Bill; Racial Quotas, Economic Competiveness and Transnet; COSATU's Argument Against History; Universities and Education. - Hope & Fear is a selection of speeches and writings by Tony Leon, former leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA) and its predecessor, the Democratic Party (DP). It records a period in which Leon took the party from the edge of political extinction to the centre of political debate and massively increased voter support. Leon speaks and writes with style, insight and candour on the critical issues involved in South Africa's transition from apartheid to democracy, including constitutional issues, the nature of modern liberalism, the power of the African National Congress (ANC), justice an
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| ISBN | 1868420701
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