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In vivid and eloquent prose, Steinberg takes us into the heart of this drama, and picks apart the rules South Africans have established for the policing of their communities. What emerges is a lucid and original account of a much larger matter: the relationship between ordinary South Africans and the government they have elected to rule them. The government and its people are like scorned lovers, Steinberg argues: their relationship, brittle, moody, untrusting and ultimately very needy.]]> 6337146 1 6523024 15 11 2008 Thin Blue: The Unwritten Rules of Policing South Africa total:1|5:0|4:0|3:0|2:0|1:1| 1 1 3 0 214711 4.02 117 26 81379385 3054813 6337146 1868423034 9781868423033 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6337146-thin-blue 1.00 1
In vivid and eloquent prose, Steinberg takes us into the heart of this drama, and picks apart the rules South Africans have established for the policing of their communities. What emerges is a lucid and original account of a much larger matter: the relationship between ordinary South Africans and the government they have elected to rule them. The government and its people are like scorned lovers, Steinberg argues: their relationship, brittle, moody, untrusting and ultimately very needy.]]> 2008 0 0 false Fri Dec 18 05:40:02 -0800 2009 Fri Dec 18 05:40:05 -0800 2009 79436216 819563 6337146 1868423034 9781868423033 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6337146-thin-blue 1.00 1
In vivid and eloquent prose, Steinberg takes us into the heart of this drama, and picks apart the rules South Africans have established for the policing of their communities. What emerges is a lucid and original account of a much larger matter: the relationship between ordinary South Africans and the government they have elected to rule them. The government and its people are like scorned lovers, Steinberg argues: their relationship, brittle, moody, untrusting and ultimately very needy.]]> 2008 1 0 false Mon Nov 30 13:19:05 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 30 13:19:05 -0800 2009 49273753 2128209 6337146 1868423034 9781868423033 0 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6337146-thin-blue 1.00 1
In vivid and eloquent prose, Steinberg takes us into the heart of this drama, and picks apart the rules South Africans have established for the policing of their communities. What emerges is a lucid and original account of a much larger matter: the relationship between ordinary South Africans and the government they have elected to rule them. The government and its people are like scorned lovers, Steinberg argues: their relationship, brittle, moody, untrusting and ultimately very needy.]]> 2008 0 0 false Sat Mar 14 15:35:11 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 15:35:11 -0700 2009 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=6337146