Workers, war & the origins of apartheid : labour & politics in South Africa, 1939-48

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    • Alexander, Peter

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Workers, war & the origins of apartheid : labour & politics in South Africa, 1939-48

Peter Alexander

J. Currey , Ohio University Press , D. Philip, 2000

  • : J. Currey : cloth
  • : J. Currey : paper
  • : Ohio University Press : cloth
  • : Ohio University Press : paper

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Rev. and slightly shortened version of the author's thesis (doctoral)

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-157) and index

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Volume

: J. Currey : paper ISBN 9780852557655

Description

Alexander concludes that the coming of apartheid effectively ended an era of multiracial unionism. This text provides a revision of South African labour history and makes a contribution to the debate about apartheid's genesis. Using a range of untapped sources, it shows that there was far more strike action during World War IIthan was officially acknowledged. North America: Ohio U Press

Table of Contents

  • Context for conflict
  • collaboration and control
  • tempering resistance
  • the upsurge
  • recognition reassessed
  • agitation and toleration
  • militancy and organization
  • unprecedented strike levels
  • into the abyss
  • strikes, smuts and the origins of apartheid. Appendices: South African strikes 1939-1948
  • African unions in South Africa 1939-1948
  • SATLC's 1944 vote
  • biographical notes on interviewees.
Volume

: J. Currey : cloth ISBN 9780852557662

Description

This text provides a revision of South African labour history and makes a contribution to the debate about apartheid's genesis. Using a range of untapped sources, it shows that there was far more strike action during World War IIthan was officially acknowledged.

Table of Contents

  • Context for conflict
  • collaboration and control
  • tempering resistance
  • the upsurge
  • recognition reassessed
  • agitation and toleration
  • militancy and organization
  • unprecedented strike levels
  • into the abyss
  • strikes, smuts and the origins of apartheid. Appendices: South African strikes 1939-1948
  • African unions in South Africa 1939-1948
  • SATLC's 1944 vote
  • biographical notes on interviewees.

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