Book Description: Security and Politics in South Africa: The Regional Dimension Peter Vale March 28, 2004 Pages: Genre: Political Science, International Relations, African Studies Overview: In this thought-provoking book, [Insert Author's Name] delves into the intricacies of South Africa's post-apartheid security system, moving beyond traditional realist discussions of interacting states to explore the integrated whole of Southern Africa. The text examines how the region has been brought together at the popular level due to the suffering endured during the apartheid regime, and how economic factors like the use of migrant labor have reinforced this process of integration. The author investigates whether South African domination can be overcome and considers the appropriateness of a cosmopolitan political arrangement for Southern Africa in the new century.

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