"giliomee" - 1 õppematerjal

Louna-Aafrika poliitajalugu, South Africa

legitimacy. South African state formed out of: Conquest Colonization Slavery Indentured labour Racially discriminatory laws ­ reserved jobs for whites; differential pay-scales etc Post 1910 state strong and centralized institutionalised racism: "power, wealth and privileges [distributed] unequally on a racial basis" (Giliomee, 1995, p190) Farming and mining (the basis of the economy) both required large work forces. Once slavery was abolished, need for to generate labour force. Taxation (poll tax) used to force blacks into labour force. Segregation used to control access of blacks to land. A strong, centralized and unequal state. 1936 ­ Black voters removed from common roll. 1956 ­ Coloured voters removed from common roll. 1948 `Apartheid' state ­ based on idea of `separate development'.