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2. The Social Foundations of Black South African Politics

Gail M. Gerhart

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Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Preface IX
Abbreviations XIII
1. Ideological Responses to Inequality 1
2. The Social Foundations of Black South African Politics 21
3. Lembede and the ANC Youth League, 1943-1949 45
4. The African National Congress in the 1950s 85
5. The Africanist Movement, 1951-1958 124
6. The Pan Africanist Congress, 1959-1960 173
7. Sharpeville and Quiescence 212
8. Black Consciousness in the 1970s 257
9. From Black Consciousness to Black Power? 300
Epilogue 312
Appendix. Composition of ANC and PAC Leadership by Age and Class, 1957-1960 317
Bibliography 321
Index 345

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter I
Contents VII
Preface IX
Abbreviations XIII
1. Ideological Responses to Inequality 1
2. The Social Foundations of Black South African Politics 21
3. Lembede and the ANC Youth League, 1943-1949 45
4. The African National Congress in the 1950s 85
5. The Africanist Movement, 1951-1958 124
6. The Pan Africanist Congress, 1959-1960 173
7. Sharpeville and Quiescence 212
8. Black Consciousness in the 1970s 257
9. From Black Consciousness to Black Power? 300
Epilogue 312
Appendix. Composition of ANC and PAC Leadership by Age and Class, 1957-1960 317
Bibliography 321
Index 345

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