Liberation and Development : Black Consciousness Community Programs in South Africa / Leslie Anne Hadfield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hadfield, Leslie Anne, author.

Series:

African history and culture.

African history and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black people--Race identity--South Africa.

Black people.

Economic development--Social aspects--South Africa.

Economic development.

Community development--South Africa.

Community development.

Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa--History.

Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa.

South African Students' Organisation--History.

South African Students' Organisation.

Black Community Program (South Africa)--History.

Black Community Program (South Africa).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (268 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Michigan : Michigan State University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Liberation and Development: Black Consciousness Community Programs in South Africa is an account of the community development programs of the Black Consciousness movement in South Africa. It covers the emergence of the movement's ideas and practices in the context of the late 1960s and early 1970s, then analyzes how activists refined their practices, mobilized resources, and influenced people through their work. The book examines this history primarily through the Black Community Programs organization and its three major projects: the yearbook Black Review, the Zanempilo Community Health Center, and the Njwaxa leatherwork factory. As opposed to better-known studies of antipolitical, macroeconomic initiatives, this book shows that people from the so-called global South led development in innovative ways that promised to increase social and political participation. It particularly explores the power that youth, women, and churches had in leading change in a hostile political environment. With this new perspective on a major liberation movement, Hadfield not only causes us to rethink aspects of African history but also offers lessons from the past for African societies still dealing with developmental challenges similar to those faced during apartheid.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Liberating concepts

2. Creative interactions

3. Black review

4. The Zanempilo Community Health Center

5. The Njwaxa leather home industry

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-249) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62895-252-0

1-60917-479-8

OCLC:

945641780