UNTIL WE HAVE WON OUR LIBERTY, South Africa after apartheid

326pp., illus., maps, paperback, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2022

ISBN 9780691203218

Evan Lieberman on post-apartheid South Africa's success in sustaining a democracy with free and fair elections, a free press and an independent judiciary. 

"Through admirable research and discussion, Until We Have Won Our Liberty shows that the legacy of Apartheid has not disabled South Africans from embracing democracy and valuing universal franchise. I warmly recommend this book to anyone interested in South Africa and the role of democracy after freedom from oppression." Richard J. Goldstone, former Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa

"If you want to know why democracy deserves to be defended, read this book. Evan Lieberman elegantly weaves together evocative narrative with judicious empirical analysis. We come away not only with a new appreciation for the momentous accomplishments of post-Apartheid South Africa, but also with a moving and powerful defence of democracy's enduring value - an account that should be read by all." Daniel Ziblatt, co-author of How Democracies Die  

Evan Lieberman is Total Professor of Political Science and Contemporary Africa at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Boundaries of Contagion: How ethnic politics have shaped government responses to AIDS and Race and Regionalism in the Politics of Taxation in Brazil and South Africa.