Part I Historical background; Chapter 1 The industrial revolution in South Africa; Chapter 2 Divisions in the working class; Chapter 3 Working-class organisation; Part II South Africa at the beginning of the 1970; Chapter 4 Legal regulation; Chapter 5 Political organisation; Chapter 6 Industrial organisation; Part III The mass movement of the 1970; Chapter 7 The Durban strikes; Chapter 8 From Durban to Soweto; Chapter 9 Soweto; Chapter 10 State reaction; Chapter 11 Liberal reaction; Chapter 12 Organisation of the workers' movement; Part IV IV Conclusion; Chapter 13 Conclusion; Notes; BIBLIOGRAPHY Name index; Subject Index;