| The UDF: A History of the United Democratic Front in South Africa, 1983-1991 Contributor(s): Seekings, Jeremy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0821413368 ISBN-13: 9780821413364 Publisher: Ohio University Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - History | Latin America - South America - Political Science |
| Dewey: 986.063 |
| LCCN: 00036706 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.98" W x 9.09" (1.16 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - African - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The new South Africa cannot be understood without a knowledge of the history of the UDF and its role in the transition to democracy. This is the first major study of an organization that transformed South African politics in the 1980s. By coordinating popular struggles on the ground and promoting the standing of the African National Congress, the UDF played a central role in the demise of apartheid and paved the way for South Africa's transition to democracy. Based on extensive documentary and interview sources, the book traces the UDF's birth, career, and dissolution. It is a remarkable tale of strategic and tactical decision-making: of how opponents of apartheid made choices that helped to seal the fate of white domination while avoiding the general bloodbath that always threatened. |