Suehiro Akira: Capital accumulation in Thailand 1855–1985. xvii, 427 pp. Tokyo: Centre for East Asian Cultural Studies, 1989. $34.66. - Kevin Hewison: Bankers and bureaucrats: capital and the role of the state in Thailand. (Yale University Southeast Asia Studies Monograph Series, 34.) xv, 320 pp. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale Center for International and Area Studies, [1989].

1992 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-183
Author(s):  
Ian Brown
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Capital Accumulation ◽  
East Asian ◽  
The State ◽  
New Haven ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Area Studies ◽  
Monograph Series ◽  
Role Of The State

South Africa's Brittle Peace: The Problem of Post-Settlement Violence. By Pierre du Toit. New York: Palgrave, 2001. 222p. $65.00. Then I Was Black: South African Political Identities in Transition. By Courtney Jung. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2000. 320p. $35.00.

2002 ◽  
Vol 96 (3) ◽  
pp. 656-657
Author(s):  
Allison Drew
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
South African ◽  
The State ◽  
New Haven ◽  
Yale University ◽  
Black South African ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
History Of ◽  
History Of Violence

These two books deal with the legacy of apartheid for South Africa's democracy, approaching the problems posed by this legacy from differing perspectives about the role of the state. Pierre du Toit, in a thoughtful and well-researched book, addresses the problem of violence in post-apartheid South Africa. Peace in a society with a history of violence needs to be nurtured, he contends, and the state must play a central role.

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