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The UDF : a history of the United Democratic Front in South Africa, 1983-1991 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seekings, Jeremy
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cape Town : Oxford : Athens : David Philip ; James Currey ; Ohio University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
United Democratic Front (South Africa)
South Africa > Politics and government > 1978-1989.
National liberation movements > South Africa.
Self-determination, National > South Africa.
Table of Contents:
  • The united democratic front, freedom and democracy in South Africa
  • The origins of the UDF, 1976-1982
  • "The freedom breeze": the formation of the UDF, January-August 1983
  • "Siyaya": forming the UDF in the regions
  • "Spooking PW": opposing the tricameral parliament, September 1983-August 1984
  • The township revolt, September 1984-September 1985
  • People's power, September 1985-June 1986
  • A holding operation: surviving the states of emergency, June 1986-February 1988
  • The mass democratic movement, February 1988-December 1989
  • The dissolution of the UDF, January 1990-August 1991
  • Conclusion: turning the tide.