Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid

ISBN-13: 9780521007825 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 360 str.

Fran Buntman

Opis

Robben Island prison in South Africa held thousands of black political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, who opposed apartheid. This study reconstructs the inmates' resistance strategies to demonstrate how they created a political and social order behind bars. Although survival was their primary goal, challenging apartheid was their ultimate objective. Robben Island was continually transformed by its political inmates into a site of resistance, despite being designed to repress.

Recenzje

'… meticulously researched … packed with detail about the political and social lives of the huge mix of prisoners held in Robben Island over more than two decades.' The Round Table

Spis treści

1. Introduction: prison as a source of politics; 2. Politics and prison: a background; 3: Resistance for survival; 4. Resistance beyond survival; 5. Prisoner politics and organization on Robben Island; 6. Debates and disagreements; 7. Influencing South African politics; 8. Political imprisonment and the state; 9. Theorizing islander resistance; 10. Beyond Robben Island: comparisons and conclusion.