Politics by Other Meansexplores the fundamental question of how law can constrain political power by offering a pathbreaking account of the triumphant final decade of the struggle against apartheid.
Richard Abel presents case studies of ten major legal campaigns including: challenges to pass laws; black trade union demands for recognition; state terror; censorship; resistance to the independent homelands; and treason trials.Richard Abelteaches law at UCLA and has published numerous books and articles on the legal profession and informal justice.