Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 251 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
St. Antony's series |
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St. Antony's series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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Contents |
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 Bastad 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 |
Summary |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-239) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Anti-apartheid movements -- South Africa.
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Anti-apartheid movements.
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Apartheid -- South Africa.
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Civil society.
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SUBJECT |
South Africa -- Race relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125494 -- History -- 20th century.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165
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Genre/Form |
History.
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
0230279694 |
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1282915533 |
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9780230279698 |
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9781282915534 |
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