Ever wondered what waffle like ‘accountability’, ‘site of contestation’ or ‘The National Democratic Revolution’ really means? Here, in an irreverent nutshell, is your answer. The Ranter’s Guide to South Africa pinpoints and defines some of the most overused and abused words, acronyms, piffle and jargon that noisily bamboozle our daily life. It is a satirical dictionary for our times, encompassing politics, business, culture, sport, history and that relentless, buzzing swarm of clichés that assault us every day. At last, comic relief is at hand in this indispensible A-Z digest with its short and sharp definitions that will puncture the bombast, bias and rampant populism circulating on all sides. Keep this subversive manual close by, it could save your sanity …
Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 300 ● ISBN 9781868424740 ● File size 1.4 MB ● Publisher Jonathan Ball ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 2495246 ● Copy protection Social DRM