| Description |
1 online resource (108 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction by Sarah Roberts -- Historical background -- Glossary and translations -- Images from the production -- You Strike a Woman, You Strike a Rock/Wathint' Abafazi, Wathint' Imbokotho: The script -- Prologue -- Scene 1: The Marketplace -- Scene 2: The Post Office -- Scene 3: The Bus -- Scene 4: The Dompas -- Scene 5: The Train -- Scene 6: The Workplace -- Scene 7: The Farm -- Scene 8: The System -- Scene 9: The Hostel -- Scene 10: The Father -- Scene 11: The Foreboding Bird -- Scene 12: The Blockade -- Scene 13: The Student Protest |
| Summary |
An exploration of daily township life as seen through the eyes of three women trying to eke out a living in a racially, socially and economically unequal world where men are glaringly absent and state helicopters threaten overhead. It shows how these women work miracles to ensure the survival and wellbeing of their families at all cost |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 29, 2021) |
| SUBJECT |
South Africa -- Drama
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| Subject |
South Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Drama
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Maqhutyana, Thobeka
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Qosha, Nomvula
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Tsira, Poppy
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Roberts, Sarah
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| ISBN |
9781776147212 |
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1776147219 |
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9781776147229 |
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1776147227 |
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