The Resource Robben Island and prisoner resistance to apartheid, Fran Lisa Buntman
Robben Island and prisoner resistance to apartheid, Fran Lisa Buntman
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- Summary
- "Robben Island prison in South Africa held thousands of black opponents of apartheid, including Nelson Mandela. This book reconstructs these political prisoners' resistance strategies to show how these men created a political and social order behind bars. Survival was their first goal; challenging apartheid was their true aim. So although Robben Island was designed to repress, it was continually transformed by its political inmates into a site of resistance. The book theorizes that, where material conditions permit, the most far-reaching and effective forms of resistance involve constructive political action that seeks to remake existing power relationships. This theory is demonstrated in three focuses of the book: the activism of Robben Islanders, the effects of political prisoner resistance on the apartheid state machinery, and comparative cases that illustrate various international instances of political prisoners' shaping both prisons and political orders."--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xviii, 340 pages
- Contents
-
- 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
- Isbn
- 9780521809931
- Label
- Robben Island and prisoner resistance to apartheid
- Title
- Robben Island and prisoner resistance to apartheid
- Statement of responsibility
- Fran Lisa Buntman
- Subject
-
- Government, Resistance to -- South Africa | Robben Island
- Apartheid -- South Africa
- Anti-apartheid movements -- South Africa | Robben Island
- Political prisoners -- Political activity -- South Africa | Robben Island
- Blacks -- South Africa | Robben Island -- Politics and government
- Prisons -- South Africa | Robben Island
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Robben Island prison in South Africa held thousands of black opponents of apartheid, including Nelson Mandela. This book reconstructs these political prisoners' resistance strategies to show how these men created a political and social order behind bars. Survival was their first goal; challenging apartheid was their true aim. So although Robben Island was designed to repress, it was continually transformed by its political inmates into a site of resistance. The book theorizes that, where material conditions permit, the most far-reaching and effective forms of resistance involve constructive political action that seeks to remake existing power relationships. This theory is demonstrated in three focuses of the book: the activism of Robben Islanders, the effects of political prisoner resistance on the apartheid state machinery, and comparative cases that illustrate various international instances of political prisoners' shaping both prisons and political orders."--
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- FIE
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1965-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Buntman, Fran Lisa
- Dewey number
- 323.044096809045
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Political prisoners
- Blacks
- Prisons
- Anti-apartheid movements
- Government, Resistance to
- Apartheid
- Label
- Robben Island and prisoner resistance to apartheid, Fran Lisa Buntman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-327) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- FIEb17675832
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 340 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521809931
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- ocm50479281
- (OCoLC)50479281
- Label
- Robben Island and prisoner resistance to apartheid, Fran Lisa Buntman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-327) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- 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
- Control code
- FIEb17675832
- Dimensions
- 24 cm.
- Extent
- xviii, 340 pages
- Isbn
- 9780521809931
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- ocm50479281
- (OCoLC)50479281
Subject
- Anti-apartheid movements -- South Africa | Robben Island
- Apartheid -- South Africa
- Blacks -- South Africa | Robben Island -- Politics and government
- Government, Resistance to -- South Africa | Robben Island
- Political prisoners -- Political activity -- South Africa | Robben Island
- Prisons -- South Africa | Robben Island
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