| Description |
xi, 290 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The communist international -- 3. Racism, policies, leaders, tactics and the party press -- 4. The party: 1921-1931 -- 5. The party: 1932-1950 -- 6. Africans in the communist party of South Africa -- 7. The achievements of the African activists, 1924-1950 -- 8. Conclusion |
| Summary |
This is the first account of the history of the Communist Party of South Africa based on archival sources.The initial accounts were written by party members and had very little to do with reality. The months that Mia Roth spent in the newly opened Russian and South African Archives in 1998 and the number of years she spent writing it, revealed to her not only the racism in the South African party but also the role it played in destroying the ICU, the only genuine African mass movement of that time. Its depiction of the part played by African communists was only a facade |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
South African Communist Party
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Communist parties -- Case studies
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Political parties -- South Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| ISBN |
9781482809657 |
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