the two-edged swordLeys, Colin.creatorSaul, John S.Brown, SusantextbibliographyHistory.Military history.enkLondonAthens, OhioJames CurreyOhio University Press1995monographiceng

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x, 212 pp: 3 maps ; 25 cmNot a history of the 23-year struggle by the South West African People's Organization to free Namibia from the rule of South Africa, but a study of how that struggle impacted the liberation movement itself and the political culture bequeathed to the country at independence. The main point is that democracy was severely suppressed in order to achieve the victory against such overwhelming force, and that the subsequent government, liberal rather than democratic, is ultimately answerable to the people, but not under their immediate control.Diplomacy by other means--SWAPO's liberation war / Susan Brown -- SWAPO : the politics of exile / John S. Saul & Colin Leys -- SWAPO inside Namibia / Colin Leys & John S. Saul -- The churches / Philip Steenkamp -- The Namibian student movement : its role & effects / Sipho S. Maseko -- State & civil society : policing in transition / Colin Leys -- War, peace & social classes / Chris Tapscott -- SWAPO in office / Lauren Dobell -- The legacy : an afterword / John S. Saul & Colin Leys.Colin Leys & John S. Saul ; with contributions by Susan Brown [and others].Includes bibliographical references and index.f-sx---f-sa---SWAPOHistorySWAPO.SWAPO. Since 1946 fast Guerrilla warfareGu�erillaguerrilla warfareGuerrilla warfarePolitics and governmentVrijheidsoorlogenBevrijdingsbewegingenNamibiaSelf-determinationNamibiaPolitics and government1946-1990NamibiaPolitics and government1990-South AfricaHistory, Military1961-NamibiePolitique et gouvernement1946-1990NamibiePolitique et gouvernement1990-Afrique du SudHistoire militaire1961-NamibiaSouth AfricaNamibiaPolitics and government1945-1990NamibiaPolitics and government1990-PoliticsHistory, 1915-NamibiaDT1645 .L9Leys, Colin.London : J. Curry ; Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 1995(OCoLC)621016437085255375797808525537569780852553749082141103997808214110320821411047978082141104994008024DLC94030920240502174353.0ocm30033950 eng