The Liberal Dilemma in South Africa

Originally published in 1979, The Liberal Dilemma in South Africa discusses the dilemma of how to overthrow an oppressive social order maintained through violence in a non-violent manner. The contributors to this volume were all established social scientists and academics, with extensive experience of living and doing research in South Africa. They analyse various aspects of that dilemma and of the social order which creates it, particularly emphasizing the role of students, academics and other intellectuals in South African society.

Pierre L. van den Berghe was Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology at the University of Washington, USA.

1. Introduction Pierre L. van den Berghe 2.Predicaments and Options of Critical Intellectuals at South African Universities Heribert Adam 3. Commitment: The Liberal Scholar in South Africa Hilda Kuper 4. On the Liberal Definition of the South African Situation Hamish Dickie-Clark 5. The Impossibility of a Liberal Solution in South Africa Pierre L. van den Berghe 6. Sociology and Universal Reality: South African Implications Fatima Meer 7. The Magician and the Missionary Adam Kuper 8. The African Doctor: His Role in the Community Hilstan L. Watts 9. The Political Implications of a Split Labour Market Analysis of South African Race Relations Edna Bonacich 10. The Politicisation of Ethnic Universities: Experience with South Africa's 'College Brews' Kogila A. Moodley 11. Intellectuals and Academic Apartheid, 1950-1965 Margo Russell 12. Biographic Sketch and Bibliography of Leo Kuper.