Marikana : a people's history / Julian Brown.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brown, Julian (Of University of the Witwatersrand), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Police brutality.

Massacres.

South Africa--Politics and government--1994-.

South Africa.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 pages)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : James Currey, [2022]

Summary:

In-depth account of the Marikana massacre, based on the voices of the miners and their families themselves, from the build up to the strike to attempts to hold the state to account and its lasting significance.Jacana: Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Botswana).

Contents:

Front Cover

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction

Part I: The Lives of Workers

1 - Migrant Lives

2 - A Company Town

3 - Politics Underground

Part II: The Strike and the Massacre

4 - The Strike Begins

5 - Monday, 13 August 2012

6 - Tightening the Screws

7 - The Massacre at Scene One

8 - The Massacre at Scene Two

Part III: After the Massacre

9 - Burying the Dead

10 - The Farlam Commission

11 - Communities of Resistance

12 - 'Let us Not Lose Hope'

Conclusion: The Work of Mourning

Sources and Interpretation

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-80010-281-X

1-80010-282-8

OCLC:

1290484114