Zapiro and Zuma: A symptom of an emerging constitutional crisis in South Africa?

Political Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-96

  Hammett, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Democratisation; Geopolitics; Political cartoons; Satire; South Africa

Indexed keywords

DEMOCRACY; DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION; DEMOCRATIZATION; GEOPOLITICS; LEADERSHIP; PARTY POLITICS; POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY; STATE BUILDING;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ZUMA;

EID: 77951622573     PISSN: 09626298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polgeo.2010.01.009     Document Type: Article

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