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Author Thörn, Håkan.

Title Anti-apartheid and the emergence of a global civil society / Håkan Thörn
Published Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
©2006
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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 251 pages) : illustrations
Series St. Antony's series
St. Antony's series (Palgrave Macmillan (Firm))
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
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Subject Anti-apartheid movements -- South Africa.
Anti-apartheid movements.
Apartheid -- South Africa.
Civil society.
SUBJECT South Africa -- Race relations http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125494 -- History -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2002006165
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0230279694
1282915533
9780230279698
9781282915534