Rob Skinner

The Foundations of Anti-Apartheid

Liberal Humanitarians and Transnational Activists in Britain and the United States, c.1919-64

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Anti-apartheid was one of the most significant international causes of the late twentieth century. The book provides the first detailed history of the emergence of anti-apartheid activism in Britain and the USA, tracing the network of individuals and groups who shaped the moral and political character of the movement.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-349-30148-5
• 1st ed. 2010
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 347g
• ISBN-13: 9781349301485
• ISBN-10: 1349301485
• Artikelnr.: 45080329

Autorenporträt

ROB SKINNER teaches in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. He has written on the history of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement and Christian liberalism in South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Humanitarian Networks and Segregation South African Liberalism and 'Friends of Africa' Human Rights and Anti-Colonialism The Nationalist Challenge Sites of Struggle - the Emerging Anti-Apartheid Network Sharpeville, Sanctions and the making of a Transnational Movement Epilogue and Conclusion Notes Bibliography