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.

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.

Race relations--South Africa.

Race relations.

Racism--South Africa.

Racism.

Anti-racism--South Africa.

Anti-racism.

Physical Description:

x, 336 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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. British Sporting Relations with Apartheid South Africa represents the first archival-based, historical examination of Britain's sporting relations with South Africa throughout the apartheid era, 1948-1994. Situating the analysis within the shifting multiracial and multicultural landscapes of postcolonial Britain and within global political, cultural, sporting, and ideological debates, the authors trace the origins and evolution of the transnational sport boycott, and examine what inspired Britons to energise anti-apartheid sport campaigns and, in contrast, what drove many others to vehemently oppose them at every turn"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780198917168

0198917163

OCLC:

1504834680