Arming Black consciousness : the Azanian Black nationalist tradition and South Africa's armed struggle / Toivo Tukongeni Paul Wilson Asheeke.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Asheeke, Toivo Tukongeni Paul Wilson, author.

Series:

African studies series ; 164.

African studies series ; 164

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Black Consciousness Movement of Azania.

Black people--South Africa--Politics and government.

Black people.

Anti-apartheid activists--South Africa.

Anti-apartheid activists.

South Africa--Politics and government--1948-1994.

South Africa.

South Africa--History--1961-1994.

Black people--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Genre:

History

Physical Description:

xvi, 274 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.

Summary:

"Using oral and archival sources, Toivo Asheeke excavates the neglected history of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM), a militant revolutionary nationalist wing of the anti-colonial struggle in South Africa. Asheeke highlights the BCM's engagement with guerrilla warfare, community feminism and Black Internationalism"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : Black consciousness, echoes of Haiti's revolution, and the Azanian Black nationalist tradition

African decolonization, armed struggle, and the Black power movement, 1958-1973

'Our struggle calls for the involvement of the entire Black community' : building Black consciousness, 1968-1973

Forging an armed wing in exile, 1973-1976

Azanian Black nationalist guerrillas, 1976- 1993

'Sharpening the spear' : Black consciousness in MK, 1972- 1981

Contributions, absorptions and repressions of Black consciousness in MK, 1981-1994

Conclusion : assessing BCM, its armed struggle, and the Azanian Black nationalist tradition.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-271) and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781009346665

1009346660

OCLC:

1353924515