Arming Black Consciousness: The Azanian Black Nationalist Tradition and South Africa's Armed Struggle

ISBN-13: 9781009346665 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Toivo Tukongeni Paul Wilson Asheeke

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Introduction: black consciousness, echoes of Haiti's revolution and the Azanian black nationalist tradition; 1. African decolonization, armed struggle and the black power movement, 1958–1973; 2. 'Our struggle calls for the involvement of the entire black community': building black consciousness, 1968–1973; 3. Forging an armed wing in exile, 1973–1976; 4. Azanian black nationalist guerrillas, 1976–1993; 5. 'Sharpening the spear': black consciousness in MK, 1972–1981; 6. Contributions, absorptions and repressions of black consciousness in MK, 1981–1994; Conclusion: assessing BCM, its armed struggle and the Azanian black nationalist tradition; Bibliography; Index.