Paluello, Mika

Paluello, Mika

Mika Paluello

1 March 2008Review

Zed Books, 2007; ISBN: 978-1842778487; pp. 368; £16.99

A political biography of both Thabo Mbeki and the ANC since taking power, this book explores and evaluates the frustrations of the ANC's transformation from a national liberation movement to a strongly centrist political party committed to market-based economic policies. Packed with detail and context, the book can be read as a thorough introduction to current South African politics or as “what went wrong in post-liberation South Africa”.

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