Bankers and Bureaucrats: Capital and the Role of the State in Thailand. By Kevin Hewison. New Haven: Yale University Southeast Asia Studies, Monograph Series No. 34, 1989. xiv, 320 pp.

1990 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 998-999
Author(s):  
Richard F. Doner
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
The State ◽  
New Haven ◽  
Yale University ◽  
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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