Apartheid on a Black Isle

Removal and Resistance in Alexandra, South Africa
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-349-43803-7
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 180 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 264 g

In this single square mile hemmed in by White areas, residents engaged in what is arguably the most multi-faceted, inventive, and versatile strategy of resistance during the 1970s. Apartheid on a Black Isle brings to the fore the definitive but underappreciated role that Alexandra played in advancing human rights. Using their manufactured space, Alexandrans revolutionized the South African freedom struggle by fertilizing the underground movement, by joining in solidarity with Soweto during the student uprising and by finding unique ways to grieve. This book explores and introduces ordinary Alexandrans whose narratives challenged preconceived notions of resistance, identity, gender and space.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Curry, D.

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Sozialpolitik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte: Ereignisse und Themen
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Afrikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

We Are Too Old to Move, Where are we to go?': Forced Removals in Alexandra 'Oiling the Machinery': Recruitment and Conversion in Alexandra's Underground Movement Mobility and Camouflage in Alexandra's Underground Movement 'They Shouted Power': During the Student Uprising 'They Died Horribly': Celebrating the Lives Lost during the Student Uprising and Beyond Conclusion: David's Story

Über Autor(innen)

Dawne Y. Curry is an assistant professor in the Department of History and Ethnic Studies, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. She is the co-editor of Extending the Diaspora: New Histories of Black People.