Origins of a divided society -- The roots are sunk -- The rise of the working class -- Resistance and defeats -- The rise of African nationalism -- The system hardens -- Restructuring under an iron fist -- The post-war accumulation strategy -- The popular forces fight back -- The swing to armed struggle -- Into the doldrums -- Apartheid's harvest -- The 'boom' years -- The model falters -- Managing the crisis -- Resurgence of resistance -- The lights dim -- The first phase of reforms: 1977-82 -- Reshaping the divide -- Reshaping the labour regime -- Seizing space -- The second phase of reforms: 1982-7 -- Recasting the terrain -- From resistance to 'revolution' -- The third phase of reforms: 1987-9 -- The vagaries of insurrectionism -- Moments of truth -- The wilting of civil society -- Stalemate -- A new conjuncture -- The leap into the unknown -- A few secrets of success -- The shape of the transition -- The stakes are stacked -- The old and the new -- Outlines of the settlement -- Hidden contours of the transition -- The battleground of the economy -- The contours of inequality -- The weight of globalization -- The damage done -- South Africa in the world system -- Trends in trade -- Trends in financial relations -- Changing the terms of incorporation -- Attracting foreign investment -- Becoming competitive -- Who's GATT knocking? -- Lifting exchange controls -- The triumph of orthodoxy -- South Africa and the region -- Skewed integration -- Good neighbours?