Re-examining Liberation in Namibia
Title | Re-examining Liberation in Namibia PDF eBook |
Author | Henning Melber |
Publisher | Nordic Africa Institute |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789171065162 |
From 1960, SWAPO of Nami-bia led the organised and later armed struggle for indepen-dence. In late 1989, the libera-tion movement was finally elected to power under United Nations supervision as the legitimate government. When the Republic of Namibia was proclaimed on 21 March 1990, the long and bitter struggle for sovereignty came to an end. This volume takes stock of emerging trends in the country's political culture since independence. The contributions, mainly by authors from Namibia and Southern Africa who supported the anti-colonial movements, critically explore the achieve-ments and shortcomings that have been part of liberation in Namibia. Henning Melber was Director of the Namibian Economic Policy Research Unit (NEPRU) in Windhoek between 1992 and 2000 and has been Research Director at The Nordic Africa Institute since then. He coordinates the research project on 'Liberation and Democracy in Southern Africa', of which this volume is part.
Namibia's Liberation Struggle
Title | Namibia's Liberation Struggle PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Leys |
Publisher | James Currey |
Pages | 232 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Not a history of the 23-year struggle by the South West African People's Organization to free Namibia from the rule of South Africa, but a study of how that struggle impacted the liberation movement itself and the political culture bequeathed to the country at independence. The main point is that democracy was severely suppressed in order to achieve the victory against such overwhelming force, and that the subsequent government, liberal rather than democratic, is ultimately answerable to the people, but not under their immediate control. A nicely produced volume. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
National Liberation in Post-Colonial Southern Africa
Title | National Liberation in Post-Colonial Southern Africa PDF eBook |
Author | Christian A. Williams |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 283 |
Release | 2015-10-08 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 110709934X |
Williams traces the South West Africa People's Organization of Namibia across three decades in exile in Tanzania, Zambia, and Angola.
The Gender Politics of the Namibian Liberation Struggle
Title | The Gender Politics of the Namibian Liberation Struggle PDF eBook |
Author | Martha Akawa |
Publisher | BASLER AFRIKA BIBLIOGRAPHIEN |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 3905758261 |
Women's contributions against apartheid under the auspices of the Namibian liberation movement SWAPO and their personal experiences in exile take center stage in this study. Male and female leadership structures in exile are analysed whilst the sexual politics in the refugee camps and the public imagery of female representation in SWAPO's nationalism receive special attention. The party's public pronouncements of women empowerment and gender equality are compared to the actual implementations of gender politics during and after the liberation struggle.
Understanding Namibia
Title | Understanding Namibia PDF eBook |
Author | Henning Melber |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 019024156X |
he book offers a frank account of an African state that shook off colonial rule but has yet to see the fruits of independence distributed evenly among its people. Drawing on inside knowledge of SWAPO, the anti-colonial liberation movement, the author provides a valuable case study of nation building in the modern era.
Histories of Namibia
Title | Histories of Namibia PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Leys |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
"Reprinted with corrections"--T.p. verso.
The Radical Motherhood
Title | The Radical Motherhood PDF eBook |
Author | Iina Soiri |
Publisher | Nordic Africa Institute |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9789171063809 |
The study also examines the changes in women's lives caused by the arrival of Christianity, colonialism, the cash economy and modern values. Using the life story method it allows women to tell their stories themselves and present their own understanding of their situation. The study also tries to outline women's position in the independent Namibia where gender equality is guaranteed by the constitution but not in practice.