The Politics of Evil

South Africa Historian Clifton Crais Combines A Cultural History Of State Formation With An Analysis Of African Conceptions Of Power And The Moral Problem Of Evil. He Explores The Role Of Ideas Held By Africans And Europeans In Shaping Political Society Throughout South Africa''S History. He Demonstrates How Africans Contested One Of The Great Evils Of The Twentieth Century: Apartheid. Crais Discusses Colonialism Resistance Nationalism Violence And The Challenges To Creating Democracy.