Robben Island prison in South Africa held thousands of black political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, who opposed apartheid. This study reconstructs the inmates' resistance strategies to demonstrate how they created a political and social order behind bars. Although survival was their primary goal, challenging apartheid was their ultimate objective. Robben Island was continually transformed by its political inmates into a site of resistance, despite being designed to repress.
| ISBN-13: | 9780521809931 |
| ISBN-10: | 0521809932 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publication date: | 2003-11-10 |
| Edition description: | Illustrated |
| Pages: | 358 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9.25 Inches, Length: 6.25 Inches, Weight: 1.36025215654 Pounds, Width: 1 Inches |
| Author: | Fran Lisa Buntman |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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