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In South Africa, the decade of 1980–1990 not only saw the mobilisation of the popular masses, but also the marked escalation of the armed struggle inside the country, initiated and waged by the African National Congress (ANC). The liberation movement, headed by the ANC-led Congress Alliance, took major strides which finally broke the backbone of white supremacist rule. This book examines and analyses the events leading to the settlement of democracy in South Africa during this period. Amongst other topics, the subject matter of this book also includes a discussion of – The apartheid regimeANC underground, armed actions and popular resistanceLiberation struggle in the 1980s in the Eastern CapeBophuthatswana and the role of the UDF in the Western TransvaalTrade UnionismPrint editions not for sale in Sub-Saharan Africa. This book is part of Routledge’s co-published series 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa, in collaboration with UNISA Press, which reflects on the past years of a democratic South Africa and assesses the future opportunities and challenges.
ForewordPrefaceNotes on contributorsSponsorship and donationsList of acronyms1. The crisis of the garrison state2. The African National Congress and negotiations3. The ANC’s internal underground political work in the 1980s4. The ANC underground, armed actions and popular resistance in Pietermaritzburg and the surrounding Natal Midlands townships5. The ANC underground and armed actions in Northern Natal6. The ANC underground and armed actions in Southern Natal7. Hidden histories of the Eastern Cape underground8. Race and ideology in Port Elizabeth: A view from the Northern Areas, 1979–19909. The United Democratic Front in Cape Town, 1983–198610. The United Democratic Front, political resistance and local struggles in the Vaal and West Rand townships in the 1980s11. The United Democratic Front in Lebowa and KwaNdebele during the 1980s12. Bophuthatswana in the 1980s and the UDF in the Western Transvaal13. Resistance and repression in the Northern Cape, 1980–199014. Activist networks and political protest in the Free State, 1983–199015. Resistance and conformity in the Qwaqwa homeland, 1975–199016. The South African Congress of Trade Unions and labour struggles in the 1980s
