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Until We Have Won Our Liberty: South Africa after Apartheid

Evan Lieberman

Culture, humanities & social science

Until We Have Won Our Liberty: South Africa after Apartheid

By Evan Lieberman, the Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa and director of the MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives

Princeton University Press · 2022

At a time when many democracies are under strain, Lieberman shines new light on the signal achievements of one of the most closely watched transitions away from minority rule. South Africa's democratic development has been messy, fiercely contested, and sometimes violent. But as Lieberman argues, it has also offered a voice to the voiceless, unprecedented levels of government accountability, and tangible improvements in quality of life.

From Summer 2022 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News). Cover image via Google Books.