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Title
'Namibia, land of the brave': selective memories on war and violence within nation building |
Full text
http://hdl.handle.net/1887/12908 |
Date
2003 |
Author(s)
Melber,H. |
Contributor(s)
Abbink,J.; Bruijn,M.E.de; Walraven,K.van |
Abstract
In this chapter, the limits to the memory of liberation are investigated with regard to the factors affecting a liberation movement in the process of achieving legitimate power in a postcolonial society. The case of Namibia is explored in the transition from anticolonial resistance to comprehensive control by the former liberation movement over the State. The concepts of political rule, the State and democracy are tested against the impact of a liberation struggle in terms of the applied understanding of political dominance, once access to power has been achieved. The political culture under a government with a record of liberation struggle suggests limitations to the implementation of democracy. Notes, ref., sum. [Book abstract] |
Subject(s)
Africa; Namibia; national liberation struggles; SWAPO; militarism; Violence |
Language
en_US |
Publisher
Brill, Leiden |
Type of publication
Article in monograph or in proceedings |
Format
text/xml; application/pdf |
Source
Rethinking resistance: revolt and violence in African history, - (2003) |
Repository
Leiden - African Studies Centre Leiden
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