Unisa Press
The Road to Democracy in South Africa – Abridged Version Vol 2
| Author: | South African Democracy Education Trust (SADET) |
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| Published: | December 12, 2014 |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86888-782-8 |
| Number of pages: | 223 |
| This book is also available in electronic format | |
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| Prices: | R 332.00 | $ 28 | £ 22 | € 23 |
About the book
SADET’s Road to Democracy in South Africa Abridged Edition volume 2 tells the history of the liberation struggle in a crucial decade – the 1970s. Volume 2 includes chapters on ‘The Soweto Uprisings’ and ‘The ANC underground’. While the series covers the period 1960–1994, volume 2 is based closely on the academic version of SADET’s Road to Democracy series that has achieved wide acclaim. But with a distinct difference.
Unlike the bulky academic versions, the Abridged Edition series is much shorter; it is quicker and easier to read. The footnotes and the lengthy quotations have been removed. So too have the intricate details that some might find overwhelming. What has been left is the nitty-gritty, the captivating account of how the oppressed masses strove to achieve their freedom in the 1970s. Each volume captures all the drama, courage and horror of compelling historical events, researched by experts in the field.
The names of authors of the Road to Democracy in South Africa Abridged Edition series have been removed from each chapter but theirs is the credit for researching and creating them, despite the summarising, cutting and paraphrasing that has been done to produce the Abridged Edition. The original chapter headings and most of the sub-headings within the chapters have been retained.
This Abridged Edition series should be read by every South African. The hope is that others on the African continent and elsewhere in the world will find much of interest in this and the other volumes in this series. After all, the history of the liberation struggle in South Africa is one of Africa’s greatest historical narratives.
Table of content
Preface vii
List of acronyms ix
Chapter 1
Introduction to the 1970s: The social and political context 1
Chapter 2
From détente to the rise of the garrison state 17
Chapter 3
The Black Consciousness Movement 39
Chapter 4
Culture, resistance and representation 61
Chapter 5
The revival of the labour movement 75
Chapter 6
The Soweto uprising 97
Part 1: Soweto
Part 2: Alexandra
Part 3: Thembisa and Kathorus
Chapter 7
The ANC political underground in the 1970s 119
The Road to Democracy in South Africa, Abridged Edition Vol 2
Chapter 8
The ANC’s armed struggle in the 1970s 143
Chapter 9
The ANC underground in Natal 167
Chapter 10
The liberation struggle in the Eastern Cape 185
Chapter 11
The ANC’s diplomacy and international relations 205
Chapter 12
The PAC’s internal underground activities: 1960–1980 223
Chapter 13
The PAC in exile 235
Chapter 14
Resistance and repression in the bantustans 251
Part 1: Transkei and Ciskei
Part 2: Bophuthatswana
Chapter 15
‘Neither communists nor saboteurs’: KwaZulu bantustan politics 273
Chapter 16
Aboveground organisations and activities 287
Part 1: Aspects of aboveground activity
Part 2: NUSAS in the 1970s
Part 3: The revival of the Natal Indian Congress
Index 317