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Title: YEAR OF FIRE, YEAR OF ASH
THE SOWETO SCHOOLCHILDREN'S REVOLT THAT SHOOK APARTHEID
By: Baruch Hirson, Shula Marks (Foreword)
Format: Paperback

List price: £21.99


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ISBN 10: 178360896X
ISBN 13: 9781783608966
Publisher: ZED BOOKS LTD
Pub. date: 15 June, 2016
Pages: 368
Description: One of the leading studies of the Soweto Revolt, authored by a distinguished anti-apartheid activist..
Synopsis: '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.
Illustrations: 12 black & white tables, 4 maps, 1 index
Publication: UK
Imprint: Zed Books Ltd
Returns: Returnable
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