The National Liberation Struggle In South Africa

Author : Redie Bereketeab
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-09-08
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351588836

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National Liberation Movements as Government in Africa by Redie Bereketeab Pdf

Africa is well known for the production of national liberation movements (NLMs), stemming from a history of exploitation, colonisation and slavery. NLMs are generally characterised by a struggle carried out by or in the name of suppressed people for political, social, cultural, economic, territorial liberation and decolonisation. Dozens of NLMs have ascended to state power in Africa following a successful violent popular struggle either as an outright military victory or a negotiated settlement. National Liberation Movements as Government in Africa analyses the performance of NLMs after they gain state power. The book tracks the initial promises and guiding principles of NLMs against their actual record in achieving socio-economic development goals such as peace, stability, state building and democratisation. The book explores the various different struggles for liberation, whether against European colonialism, white minority rule, neighbouring countries, or for internal reform or regime change. Bringing together case studies from Somalia, Somaliland, Uganda, Ethiopia, Eritrea, South Sudan, Namibia, Angola, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Algeria, the book builds a comprehensive analysis of the challenges NLMs face when ascending to state power, and why so many ultimately end in failure. This is an ideal resource for scholars, policy makers and students with an interest in African development, politics, and security studies.

Author : Aquino de Bragança,Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Africa
ISBN : UOM:39015008175039

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The African Liberation Reader: The national liberation movements by Aquino de Bragança,Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein Pdf

Author : Neville Alexander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Apartheid
ISBN : STANFORD:36105031244663

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Education and the Struggle for National Liberation in South Africa by Neville Alexander Pdf

Author : Tor Sellström
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9171064303

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Sweden and National Liberation in Southern Africa: Formation of a popular opinion (1950-1970) by Tor Sellström Pdf

In 1969, the Swedish parliament endorsed a policy of direct assistance to the liberation movements in Southern Africa. Sweden thus became the first Western country to enter into a relationship with organizations that elsewhere in the West were shunned as "Communist" or "terrorist." This book-the first in a two-volume study on Sweden & the regional struggles for majority rule & national independence-traces the background to the relationship. Presenting the actors & factors behind the support to MPLA of Angola, FRELIMO of Mozambique, SWAPO of Namibia, ZANU & ZAPU of Zimbabwe, & ANC of South Africa, it addresses the question why Sweden established close relations with the very movements that eventually would assume state power in their respective countries. The second volume (later this year) will discuss how the support was expressed, covering the period from 1970 until the democratic elections in South Africa in 1994.

Author : Gregory F. Houston
Publisher : Brookfield Vermont
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015042995657

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The National Liberation Struggle in South Africa by Gregory F. Houston Pdf

This book draws a link between the formation of the UDF and revolutionary developments thereafter to theories of revolutionary strategy and to the development of the revolutionary strategy of the ANC.

Author : Iina Soiri,Pekka Peltola
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : 9171064311

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Finland and National Liberation in Southern Africa by Iina Soiri,Pekka Peltola Pdf

Finland's special characteristics as a Nordic, non-aligned welfare state gave it the resources and motivation to support liberation movements - in spite of restrictions arising from trade interests and a reluctance to jeopardise the country's neutral image. The study shows that, although it is not an easy task, in a democracy ordinary, dedicated people can, over time, influence political decision making at its most closed and guarded area, foreign politics.

Author : Tore Linné Eriksen,Nordiska Afrikainstitutet
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 9171064478

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Norway and National Liberation in Southern Africa by Tore Linné Eriksen,Nordiska Afrikainstitutet Pdf

This book documents and analyses the involvement of Norway in the liberation struggle in Southern Africa. Apart from focussing on the formulation of official policies and the extensive cooperation with the liberation movements in the field of humanitarian assistance, mainly based on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs records, the study highlights the popular involvement and commitment to the struggle. Separate chapters are concerned with the churches, trade unions and solidarity movements, such as the Norwegian Council for Southern Africa and the Namibia Committee. The book also includes a case study on the battle for sanctions.The Study forms part of the Nordic Africa Institute's research and documentation project -National Liberation in Southern Africa: The Role of the Nordic Countries-.

Author : Gregory F. Houston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1138336491

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The National Liberation Struggle in South Africa by Gregory F. Houston Pdf

First published in 1999, this volume follows the interactions between the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), which had adopted more revolutionary strategies after their banning in 1960, over the period 1983-87. Only a few studies of the UDF have aimed to link revolutionary developments in 1980s South Africa with theories of revolutionary strategy and tactics. This volume focuses on the relation between revolutionary theory, praxis and the formation, aims, policies and practices of the UDF. Houston argues that the formulation of the UDF met certain strategic and tactical requirement of Lenin and Gramsci's theories of revolutionary strategy, repositioning the UDF as becoming a Leninist vanguard party, with its affiliate membership operating largely underground. The volume features 6 detailed maps of the Cape Town area, the Republic of South Africa in the 1980s, the Johannesburg area, the Durban area, the Pretoria area and the Northern Transvaal. rn Transvaal.

Author : Ben Turok
Publisher : Richmond, B.C. : LSM Information Center
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Communism
ISBN : STANFORD:36105083137831

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Strategic Problems in South Africa's Liberation Struggle by Ben Turok Pdf

Author : Gregory F. Houston
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429810718

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The National Liberation Struggle in South Africa by Gregory F. Houston Pdf

First published in 1999, this volume follows the interactions between the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), which had adopted more revolutionary strategies after their banning in 1960, over the period 1983-87. Only a few studies of the UDF have aimed to link revolutionary developments in 1980s South Africa with theories of revolutionary strategy and tactics. This volume focuses on the relation between revolutionary theory, praxis and the formation, aims, policies and practices of the UDF. Houston argues that the formulation of the UDF met certain strategic and tactical requirement of Lenin and Gramsci’s theories of revolutionary strategy, repositioning the UDF as becoming a Leninist vanguard party, with its affiliate membership operating largely underground. The volume features 6 detailed maps of the Cape Town area, the Republic of South Africa in the 1980s, the Johannesburg area, the Durban area, the Pretoria area and the Northern Transvaal.

Author : Govan Mbeki
Publisher : David Philip Publishers
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105082310645

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The Struggle for Liberation in South Africa by Govan Mbeki Pdf

Author : Thula Simpson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9781315459592

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The ANC and the Liberation Struggle in South Africa by Thula Simpson Pdf

The history of the ANC, which is the oldest liberation movement on the African continent, is one that has generated a great deal of interest amongst historians in recent years. Gone are the days when the history of African nationalism could be relegated to the margins of the study of the South African past. Instead, with the ANC having ascended to the helm of political power, a position it has maintained for over twenty years, there can be no question that its history occupies an important and permanent place in the history of the nation. This volume gathers together some of the most important contributions to the literature on the ANC’s role in South Africa’s struggle for liberation. Besides important themes such as gender, ethnicity, and healthcare, contributions from leading historians also address why the ANC decided to engage in armed struggle; what role the South African Communist Party played in making this decision; how the ANC External Mission contributed to the upsurge of mass protest in South Africa in the 1970s and 1980s; and the ANC’s contribution, relative to the other components of the liberation struggle, in ensuring the eventual demise of the old racial order. The chapters in this book were originally published in the South African Historical Journal, the Journal of Southern African Studies, and African Studies.

Author : Jocelyn Alexander,JoAnn McGregor,Blessing-Miles Tendi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2020-05-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000750904

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Transnational Histories of Southern Africa’s Liberation Movements by Jocelyn Alexander,JoAnn McGregor,Blessing-Miles Tendi Pdf

Transnational Histories of Southern Africa’s Liberation Movements offers new perspectives on southern Africa’s wars of national liberation, drawing on extensive oral historical and archival research. Assuming neither the primacy of nationalist loyalties as they exist today nor any single path to liberation, the book unpicks any notion of a straightforward imposition of Cold War ideologies or strategic interests on liberation wars. This approach adds new dimensions to the rich literatures on the Global Cold War and on solidarity movements. The contributors trace the ways that ideas and practices were made, adopted, and circulated through time and space through a focus on African soldiers, politicians and diplomats. The book also asks what motivated the men and women who crossed borders to join liberation movements, how Cold War influences were acted upon, interpreted and used, and why certain moments, venues and relations took on exaggerated importance. The connections among liberation movements, between them and their hosts, and across an extraordinarily diverse set of external actors reveal surprising exchanges and lasting legacies that have too often been obscured by the assertion of monolithic national histories. Tracing an extraordinarily diverse set of interactions and exchanges, Transnational Histories of Southern Africa’s Liberation Movements will be of great interest to scholars of Southern Africa, Transnational History, the Cold War and African Politics. The chapters were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Southern African Studies.

Author : Roger Southall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Namibia
ISBN : 1847011349

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Liberation Movements in Power by Roger Southall Pdf

Analyses the ZANU-PF in Zimbabwe, SWAPO in Namibia and the ANC in South Africa and to what extent their promises of democracy have been effected in government.

Author : Tor Sellström
Publisher : Nordic Africa Institute
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9171065008

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Liberation in Southern Africa by Tor Sellström Pdf

The interviews in this book were conducted for the Nordic Africa Institute’s research project ‘National Liberation in Southern Africa—The role of the Nordic countries’. Around 80 representatives of the Southern African liberation movements, as well as Swedish and other opinion makers, administrators and politicians, reflect on the Nordic support to these struggles. Prominent contemporary leaders—among them Joaquim Chissano from Mozambique, Kenneth Kaunda from Zambia and Thabo Mbeki from South Africa—give their views on a relationship that largely developed outside the public arena and of which there is scant evidence in open sources. The book is a reference source to a unique North-South relationship in the Cold War period.