The Foundations of Anti-Apartheid: Liberal Humanitarians and Transnational Activists in Britain and the United States, c.1919-64

by Rob Skinner

Overview

Anti-apartheid was one of the most significant international causes of the late twentieth century. The book provides the first detailed history of the emergence of anti-apartheid activism in Britain and the USA, tracing the network of individuals and groups who shaped the moral and political character of the movement.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230203662
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/27/2010
Edition description:	2010
Pages:	258
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 8.60(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

ROB SKINNER teaches in the Department of Historical Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. He has written on the history of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement and Christian liberalism in South Africa.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements viii

List of Abbreviations x

1 Introduction 1

2 Humanitarian Networks and Segregation 12

3 South African Liberalism and 'Friends of Africa' 31

4 Human Rights and Anti-Colonialism 59

5 The Nationalist Challenge 81

6 Sites of Struggle - the Emerging Anti-Apartheid Network 118

7 Sharpeville, Sanctions and the Making of a Transnational Movement 156

8 Epilogue and Conclusion 196

Notes 203

Bibliography 238

Index 253