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A History of the Left in South Africa

Writings of Baruch Hirson

By: Baruch Hirson,Yael Hirson

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A History of the Left in South Africa

Writings of Baruch Hirson

By: Baruch Hirson,Yael Hirson

Baruch Hirson - historian and political scientist - was a towering figure of the intellectual Left in South Africa for much of the 20th century. Yael Hirson has collected and edited his writings to produce a comprehensive picture which includes the role of trade unions, the Communist Party, Trotyskist groups, aspects of workers's resistance to oppression by the state and big business - so often closely linked - and the vital questions of race, colour and class in the struggle against the apartheid state. This book provides a unique insight into the formative influences which helped to guide the South African resistance movement and will prove an essential reference point to those interested in the early political career of Nelson Mandela.

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Bloomsbury Academic

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135017632X

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9781350176324

History of the Left in South Africa

Writings of Baruch Hirson

By: Baruch Hirson,Yael Hirson

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I.B. Tauris

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1850434549

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9781850434542

Yours for the Union

Class and Community Struggles in South Africa

By: Baruch Hirson

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Class and Community Struggles in South Africa

By: Baruch Hirson

Yours for the Union stands as a landmark history of the making of the black working class in South Africa. Drawing on a wide range of sources, it covers the crucial period of 1930–47, when South Africa's rapid industrialisation led to the dramatic growth of the working class, and uncontrolled urbanisation resulted in vast shanty towns which became a focal point for resistance and protest. Importantly, Hirson was one of the first historians to go beyond the traditional focus on the mines and factory workplaces, broadening his account to include the lesser known community struggles of the urban ghettoes and rural reserves. Written by an author with first-hand involvement in South African labour struggles, Yours for the Union broke new ground with its account of the effort to mobilise urban squatters, domestic workers and rural peasants, and remains an indispensable resource for the study of the South African labour movement.

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263

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1783609834

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9781783609833

Year of Fire, Year of Ash

The Soweto Schoolchildren’s Revolt that Shook Apartheid

By: Baruch Hirson

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The Soweto Schoolchildren’s Revolt that Shook Apartheid

By: Baruch Hirson

We can say without fear of being contradicted by history, that June 16, 1976 heralded the beginning of the end of the centuries-old white rule in this country.' Nelson Mandela Originally banned on publication by the apartheid government, Year of Fire, Year of Ash is an eye-opening account of how, in June 1976, 20,000 school students faced down the tanks and guns of a vicious racist regime, in a revolt that galvanized the black working-class and became a pivotal turning point for the anti-apartheid movement. More than this, the book overturns much of the conventional logic that served to explain the event at the time, showing it was not simply a student protest, but part of a wider uprising. Released in this new edition to mark the fortieth anniversary, Year of Fire, Year of Ash provides an unparalleled insight into the origins and events of the uprising, from its antecedents in the 1920s to its role in inspiring global solidarity against apartheid. As South Africa experiences a new wave of popular discontent, and as new forms of black consciousness come to the fore in movements around the world, Baruch Hirson's book provides a timely reminder of the Soweto revolt's continued significance to struggles against oppression today.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1783608986

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9781783608980

Yours for the Union

Class and Community Struggles in South Africa

By: Baruch Hirson

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Class and Community Struggles in South Africa

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Zed Books Ltd.

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1783609818

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9781783609819

Year of Fire, Year of Ash

The Soweto Schoolchildren’s Revolt that Shook Apartheid

By: Baruch Hirson

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A History of the Left in South Africa

A History of the Left in South Africa

History of the Left in South Africa

History of the Left in South Africa

Yours for the Union

Yours for the Union

Year of Fire, Year of Ash

Year of Fire, Year of Ash

Yours for the Union

Yours for the Union

Year of Fire, Year of Ash

Year of Fire, Year of Ash

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