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Book SynopsisThe African National Congress (ANC) is Africa’s most famous liberation movement. It has recently celebrated its centenary, a milestone that has prompted partisans to detail a century of unparalleled achievement in the struggle against colonialism and racial discrimination.
Trade Review“
The Idea of the ANC takes a look at how conception of power, promoting unity, and a commitment to human liberation have in the past shaped politics in [South Africa] and the possible role they could play in guiding the leadership of the ANC’s responses to future challenges.… Be sure to get this exciting and very easy to read pocket book.” * LOOCHA Magazine (South Africa) *
“…an insightful analysis of the potential long-term impact of core ANC concepts…” * Choice *
“[A] sobering but measured account….In an accessible manner, synthesizing historiographies and thus ideas, the
Ohio Short Histories…provide comprehensible introductions to the nature of South Africa's past, particulalry the role that the ANC have had in shaping the trajectory of the country's recent history.” * Journal of African History *
