New South African Review 4: A Fragile Democracy, Pillay, Devan<-

New South African Review 4A Fragile Democracy Twenty Years on\nAuthor(s): Devan Pillay, Gilbert M Khadiagala, Prishani Naidoo, Roger Southall\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Wits University Press, South Africa\nImprint: Wits University Press\nISBN-13: 9781868147632, 978-1868147632\nSynopsis\nA series of essays taking an account of the milestones of South African democracy in order to give a multidimensional perspective of South Africa. \n The death of Nelson Mandela on 5 December 2013 was in a sense a wake-up call for South Africans, and a time to reflect on what has been achieved since 'those magnificent days in late April 1994' (as the editors of this volume put it) 'when South Africans of all colours voted for the first time in a democratic election'. In a time of recall and reflection it is important to take account, not only of the dramatic events that grip the headlines, but also of other signposts that indicate the shape and characteristics of a society. The New South African .