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"Beyond Our Wildest Dreams": The United Democratic Front and the Transformation of South America
Van Kessel, Ineke As anyone who lived through that decade knows, the 1980s in South Africa were marked by protest, violent confrontation, and international sanctions. Internally, the country saw a bewildering growth of grassroots organizations -- including trade unions, civic associations in the black townships, student and other youth organizations, church-based groups, and women's movements -- many of which operated under the umbrella of the United Democratic Front (UDF). "Beyond Our Wildest Dreams" explores the often conflicted relationship between the UDF's large-scale resistance to apartheid and its everyday struggles at the local level. In hindsight, the UDF can be seen as a transitional front, preparing the ground for leaders of the liberation movement to return from exile or prison and take over power. But the founding fathers of the UDF initially had far more modest ambitions. As Azhar Cachalia, one of its core activists, later explained: "Look, when we founded the UDF, we had never in our wildest dreams expected that events would take off in the way they did.What happened was beyond everybody's expectations." Interviews with Cachalia and other leading personalities in the UDF examine the organization's workings at the national level, while stories of ordinary people, collected by the author, illuminate the grassroots activism so important to the UDF's success. Even in South Africa, writes Ineke van Kessel, who covered the anti-apartheid movement as a journalist, resistance was not the obvious option for common citizens. Van Kessel shows how ordinary people were mobilized into forming a radical social movement that developed a highly flexible and innovative form of resistance that ultimatelyended apartheid. |
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A Battlement of Spears
Kruger, Bernard Botes Description Not Available |
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A Child's Day in a South African City
Wulfsohn, Gisele More than ever, children need to realize worlds beyond their own, including some very different from their own. Even more important, they should recognize that the people living in these lands aren't really so different after all. Written by native authors and filled with engaging details, A Child's Day takes young readers on a journey where they follow one child throughout the course of the day to learn about the child's family and friends, culture and language, school and play. An astounding amount of information is woven through the deceptively simple narratives. Numerous, original photographs featured in each volume as well as key facts about each country will further aid young readers in appreciating other cultures. |
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A Common Hunger: Land Rights in Canada and South Africa
Fairweather, Joan The impact of colonial dispossession and the subsequent social and political ramifications place a unique burden on governments having to establish equitable means of addressing previous injustices. The effects of colonial exploitation on the lives of indigenous people in Canada and South Africa bear uncanny resemblance, especially when considering the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa, and Canada's Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. The responses from these governments demonstrate clearly the importance of an effective means of dealing with the issue of aboriginal land claims. In both cases, the fundamental issues of isolation, economic marginalization, and discrimination have left deep wounds that society must attempt to heal. |
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A Concise History of South Africa
Ross, Robert This book provides a succinct overview of the past 1500 years of South African history, up to and including the government of Nelson Mandela. On the basis of a description of precolonial African societies and of colonial conquest, it concentrates on the economic and political transformations leading up to the radical changes of the past decade. Nevertheless, it also devotes much attention to the diversity of South African society and the vibrancy of its cultural life. |
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A History of South Africa
Thompson, Leonard L. A leading scholar of South Africa provides a fresh and penetrating exploration of that country's history from the earliest known human habitation to the present, focusing primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants. This third edition includes two new chapters that describe the transfer of power and the new South Africa under the presidencies of Nelson Mandela and Thabo Mbeki. |
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A History of South Africa: Revised Edition
Thompson, Leonard L. In the revised version of this acclaimed work, Leonard Thompson has added a new chapter, outlining the country's remarkable transition from a racist political order to a democratic one. A substantial new preface has also been added, and footnotes have been expanded. Above all, this penetrating exploration of South Africa's eventful history - from the earliest known human settlement of the region to the present day - focuses primarily on the experiences of the black inhabitants rather than on those of the white minority. |
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A Season in Paradise
Breytenbach, Breyten Breytenbach's first visit to South Africa, after thirteen years in exile, is more than just a dazzling travelogue. He is searching for a "paradise" that coincides with the geography, mysticism, and mythologies of Africa, but in reality his homeland is an often hellish region of racial discrimination and bigotry. Introduction by Andre Brink. Translated by Rike Vaughan.
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A South African Kingdom
Eldredge, Elizabeth A. The Basotho kingdom emerged and consolidated in the dramatic and dangerous environment of nineteenth-century South Africa. Elizabeth Eldredge explores its transition from chiefdom to kingdom to the British colony of Basutoland. She provides a rich description of local agriculture and craft industries, including an analysis of the roles of women in production and politics. Emphasizing the resourcefulness of the Basotho, the book describes how they united in their struggle to sustain their society and economy in the face of political and environmental threats. |
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AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic
Kauffmann, Kyle The HIV/AIDS pandemic striking South Africa is of historic proportions. More people are living with AIDS in South Africa than in any other country in the world. Just in the past decade, the life expectancy in South Africa has dropped from 67 to 43 years. The social and economic impact of this disease is hard to overstate. However, what is striking is the paucity of thoughtful, reflective scholarship and writing on the subject." AIDS and South Africa: The Social Expression of a Pandemic" addresses the economic, social and cultural impact of HIV/AIDS as it relates to South African society.
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Allies in Adversity: The Frontline States in Southern African Security, 1975-1993
Khadiagala, Gilbert M. Through the eyes of principal African actors, this study explains local and international efforts at resolving conflicts across the racial and economic divides of southern Africa. It complements the myriad studies on security, conflict resolution, and regional integration in an area undergoing tremendous transformations as it attempts to leave the decolonization conflicts of the 1970s behind. |
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