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British sporting relations with Apartheid South Africa : the politics of racism and anti-racism, 1948-1994 / Matthew P. Llewellyn, Toby C. Rider.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Llewellyn, Matthew P., author.
- Rider, Toby C., author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Discrimination in sports--South Africa--History--20th century.
- Discrimination in sports.
- Racism in sports--South Africa--History--20th century.
- Racism in sports.
- Apartheid--South Africa--History--20th century.
- Apartheid.
- Boycotts--South Africa--History--20th century.
- Boycotts.
- Boycotts--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Great Britain--Relations--South Africa.
- Great Britain.
- South Africa--Relations--Great Britain.
- South Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2024]
- Summary:
- The transnational anti-Apartheid sport boycott of South Africa represented the most prominent, extended, and controversial anti-racism campaign in the history of sport. Spearheaded by prominent British religious and anti-colonial figures and exiled South Africans, emboldened by communist and Global South support, and legitimised by supranational political bodies such as the United Nations, the Organisation of African Unity, and the Commonwealth, the sport boycott helped propel anti-Apartheid out of relative obscurity and struck at the very heart of a cultural practice that served an explicitly ideological function in Afrikaner society. Britain held a dichotomous, even paradoxical, role as both prosecutor and defender of white South Africa. This book utilises sport as a critical lens for understanding the dynamics and dichotomies of British attitudes towards the Apartheid regime.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource and publisher information; title from PDF title page (viewed on November 13, 2024).
- ISBN:
- 9780198917199
- 0198917198
- 9780198917175
- 0198917171
- OCLC:
- 1468568409
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