Anti-Apartheid and the Emergence of a Global Civil Society

2006. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-1-4039-3937-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan UK

Buch, Englisch, 251 Seiten, Format (B × H): 151 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 445 g

Reihe: St Antony's Series

Looking at anti-apartheid as part of the history of present global politics, this book provides the first comparative analysis of different sections of the transnational anti-apartheid movement. The author emphasizes the importance of a historical perspective on political cultures, social movements, and global civil society.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thörn, H.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Prologue: Apartheid as a Dark Side of Modernity Introduction: Anti-Apartheid, The Media and 'New Social Movements' - Beyond Eurocentrism PART I: ANTI-APARTHEID IN GLOBAL CONTEXT Narratives of Transnational Anti-Apartheid Activism The Globalization of the Anti-Apartheid Movement National Politics in a Global Context: Anti-Apartheid in Britain and Sweden The Struggle Over Information and Interpretation PART II: PUBLIC DEBATES ON APARTHEID/ANTI-APARTHEID IN BRITAIN AND SWEDEN 1960-90 Beginnings: Sharpeville and the Boycott Debates Sports as Politics: The Battle of Båstad and 'Stops the 70's Tour' 'A New Black Militancy' - Before and After the Soweto Uprising Sharpeville Revisited and the Release of Nelson Mandela Conclusion: Anti-Apartheid and the Emergence of a Global Civil Society Epilogue: The Legacy of Anti-Apartheid Notes References Interviews Index

Über Autor(innen)

HÅKAN THÖRN is Professor at the Department of Sociology, Gothenburg University, Sweden. His research mainly deals with issues of social movements and globalization and he has written and co-edited several books on these topics, including and .