| A History of the Left in South Africa: Writings of Baruch Hirson Contributor(s): Hirson, Baruch (Author), Hirson, Yael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1850434549 ISBN-13: 9781850434542 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2005 Annotation: Baruch Hirson--historian and political scientist--was a towering figure of the intellectual Left in South Africa for much of the twentieth century. Yael Hirson has collected and edited his writings to produce a comprehensive picture which includes the role of trade unions, the Communist Party, Trotyskist groups, aspects of workers's resistence to oppression by the state and big business--so often closely linked--and the vital questions of race, color and class in the struggle against the apartheid state. This book provides a unique insight into the formative influences which helped to guide the South African resistance movement and will prove an essential reference point to those interested in the early political career of Nelson Mandela. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - General |
| Dewey: 320.531 |
| LCCN: 2005296576 |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 6.16" W x 9.52" (1.55 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Baruch Hirson - historian and political scientist - was a towering figure of the intellectual Left in South Africa for much of the 20th century. Yael Hirson has collected and edited his writings to produce a comprehensive picture which includes the role of trade unions, the Communist Party, Trotyskist groups, aspects of workers's resistance to oppression by the state and big business - so often closely linked - and the vital questions of race, colour and class in the struggle against the apartheid state. This book provides a unique insight into the formative influences which helped to guide the South African resistance movement and will prove an essential reference point to those interested in the early political career of Nelson Mandela. |