"A well-balanced presentation... especially notable for its succinctreview of the factors currently controlling the South African politicalsituation." -- The Nation
..". authoritative work..." -- Foreign Affairs
..". broad enough in its reach tobe useful to teaching in interdisciplinary African studies courses forundergraduates." -- Perspective
"Gus Liebenow hasproduced a winner, eminently suitable for classroom use, with enough substance to beof interest to both teachers and students." -- Africa Today
Asympathetic but hardheaded analysis of the crisis issues common to the continent asa whole: the struggle for national identity, poverty, the unresolved festering issueof white supremacy in Southern Africa, the problem of political community in theAfrican urban setting, and the struggle for popular control overgovernment.