South Africa's Resistance Press: Alternative Voices in the Last Generation under Apartheid

by Les Switzer, Mohamed Adhikari

Overview

South Africa's Resistance Press is a collection of essays celebrating the contributions of scores of newspapers, newsletters, and magazines that confronted the state in the generation after 1960. These publications contributed in no small measure to reviving a mass movement inside South Africa that would finally bring an end to apartheid. This marginalized press had an impact on its audience that cannot be measured in terms of the small number of issues sold, the limited amount of advertising revenue raised, or the relative absence of effective marketing and distribution strategies. These journalists rendered communities visible that were too often invisible and provided a voice for those too often voiceless. They contributed immeasurably to broadening the concept of a free press in South Africa. The guardians of the new South Africa owe these publications a debt of gratitude that cannot be repaid.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780896802131
Publisher:	Ohio University Press
Publication date:	12/31/2000
Series:	Ohio RIS Africa Series , #74
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	527
Product dimensions:	(w) x (h) x 1.50(d)

Editorial Reviews

A collection of essays written by international specialists in South Africa media and politics, celebrating the scores of newspapers, newsletters, and magazines that confronted the state in the generation after 1960 and evaluating the influence they had in the political transformation that ended apartheid. Includes a substantial introduction by one of the editors placing South Africa's resistance press in historical perspective. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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