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20 years since the fall of apartheidA Flawed FreedomRethinking Southern African LiberationJohn S. SaulTwenty years on from the fall of apartheid in South Africa, veterananalyst and activist John S. Saul examines the liberation struggle,placing it in a regional and global context and looking at how the initialoptimism and hope has given way to a sense of crisis following soaringinequality levels and the massacre of workers at Marikana.With chapters on South Africa, Tanzania and Mozambique, Saulexamines the reality of southern Africa’s post-'liberation' plight,drawing on the insights of Frantz Fanon and Amilcar Cabral andassessing claims that a new ‘precariat’ has emerged.Saul examines the ongoing 'rebellion of the poor', including therecent Marikana massacre, that have shaken the region and may signalthe possibility of a new and more hopeful future.April 2014200pp 215mm x 135mmPb 978-0-7453-3479-0 £14.99Hb 978-0-7453-3480-6 £45Epub 978-1-7837-1142-0 £14.99Kindle 978-1-7837-1143-7 £14.99“This book covers agreat deal of groundin an accessible and livelyfashion. Concisely and tightlyargued, it is a powerfulrebuff to 'Afropessimists' andneoliberals alike.Leo Zeiligauthor of Class Struggle and Resistance in Africa (2008)John S. Saul is a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and was awardeda Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 by the Canadian Association ofAfrican Studies for his writing and lecturing on South Africa.NEXT READThe Threat of LiberationImperialism and Revolution in ZanzibarAmrit WilsonPb 978-0-7453-3407-3 £18.99EPUB 978-1-8496-4940-7 £18.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4941-4 £18.99The Scramble for African OilOppression, Corruption and War for Control ofAfrica's Natural ResourcesDouglas A. YatesPb 978-0-7453-3045-7 £19.99EPUB 978-1-8496-4629-1 £19.99Kindle 978-1-8496-4630-7 £19.9918www.plutobooks.com PlutoPress