Spear of the nation (Umkhonto WeSizwe) : South Africa's liberation army 1960s-1990s / Janet Cherry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cherry, Janet.

Series:

Ohio short histories of Africa.

Ohio short histories of Africa

Standardized Title:

Umkhonto we Sizwe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

South Africa--History--20th century.

South Africa.

African National Congress.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 p.)

Place of Publication:

Athens, OH : Ohio University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Umkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century-but it never got to "march triumphant into Pretoria." MK-as it was known-was the armed wing of the African National Congress, South Africa's liberation movement, that challenged the South African apartheid government. A small group of revolutionaries committed to the seizure of power, MK discovered its principal members engaged in negotiated settlement with the enemy and was disbanded soon after. The history of MK is one of paradox and contradiction, of successes and

Contents:

The turn to armed struggle, 1960

The Wankie and Sipolilo campaigns, 1967

Struggling to get home, 1969

Reaping the whirlwind, 1984

The end of armed struggle

A sober assessment of MK.

Notes:

Originally published under title: Umkhonto we Sizwe. Auckland Park, South Africa : Jacana, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780821444436

0821444433

OCLC:

821735891