White Rising
Insurrection and Racial Killing in South Africa
Jeremy Krikler(Author)
Manchester University Press
Published on 8. September 2005
Book
Hardback
424 pages
978-0-7190-6844-7 (ISBN)
Description
In the summer of 1922, the heart of South Africa was wracked by industrial strife, racial killing and insurrection. This book reconstructs the extraordinary events of that year - the year of the Rand Revolt. Through an examination of the organisation and activities, the hopes and fears, of ordinary people, the book analyses the sources of rebellion and racial killing. It explores what white men and women invested in their racial identity, and how this was destabilized by threats to their livelihoods and sense of citizenship. The consequences were brutal, even pathological. White Rising immerses the reader in tragic and dramatic times, when workers rose against their employers and the state, and when black people were hunted through the streets.
Engaging and forcefully written, this book powerfully illuminates the Rand Revolt. It will appeal to those interested in twentieth century South Africa and to those seeking to understand racial violence and identity. -- .
Engaging and forcefully written, this book powerfully illuminates the Rand Revolt. It will appeal to those interested in twentieth century South Africa and to those seeking to understand racial violence and identity. -- .
Reviews / Votes
"'A truly excellent and exceptionally important book - the research is meticulous, the writing style is fluent and the analysis is masterly' Shula Marks, Emeritus Professor, SOAS, University of London 'A well-researched, animated and provocative study, rooted in real people and memorable incidents, with a compelling narrative style and including copious illustrations. An outstanding work which promises to be the definitive study of the 1922 rising.' Deborah Gaitskell, SOAS, University of London"More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Illustrations, black & white|Illustrations, colour
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-6844-7 (9780719068447)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jeremy Krikler is Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of History at the University of Essex -- .
Content
Acknowledgements and regrets
Archival sources
List of images and their sources
Map 1
Map 2
Introduction
Part I: Forms and sources of militancy
1. The road to 1922
2. The Commandos
3. Women and the Rand Revolt
4. Hopes and fears
5. The racial killings
Part II: Rebellion
6. The path to rebellion
7. The Insurrection: an account
8. The Insurrection: an excavation
9. The crushing of the rising
Epilogue -- .
Archival sources
List of images and their sources
Map 1
Map 2
Introduction
Part I: Forms and sources of militancy
1. The road to 1922
2. The Commandos
3. Women and the Rand Revolt
4. Hopes and fears
5. The racial killings
Part II: Rebellion
6. The path to rebellion
7. The Insurrection: an account
8. The Insurrection: an excavation
9. The crushing of the rising
Epilogue -- .