Pretoria's Praetorians : Civil-Military Relations in South Africa

Name: Pretoria's Praetorians : Civil-Military Relations in South Africa
Brand: Cambridge University Press

Cambridge University Press

Pretoria's PraetoriansCivil-Military Relations in South Africa\nAuthor(s): Philip H. Frankel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521109895, 978-0521109895\nSynopsis\nIn 1984 when this volume was first published, the balance of power in South Africa was rapidly changing as apartheid faced growing international pressure. New social formations and institutions previously on the political margins moved into the mainstream to influence the course of events in ways which complicated the workings of local politics and challenged prevailing theories about the future of South Africa's racial order. Within the white elite, the military, in alliance with business leaders and technocrats in the bureaucratic and executive arms of government, emerged from virtual political obscurity to play a major role in shaping contemporary apartheid society. This full-scale study of the South African military as a racially.