1st Edition

The National Liberation Struggle in South Africa A Case Study of the United Democratic Front, 1983-87

By Gregory F. Houston Copyright 1999
317 Pages
by Routledge

318 Pages
by Routledge

317 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1999, this volume follows the interactions between the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the African National Congress (ANC) and Pan Africanist Congress (PAC), which had adopted more revolutionary strategies after their banning in 1960, over the period 1983-87. Only a few studies of the UDF have aimed to link revolutionary developments in 1980s South Africa with theories of... Read more

1. Introduction. 2. The United Front and Revolutionary Strategy and Tactics in South Africa. 3. Popular Struggles and the Growth of Community Organisations, 1960 to 1983. 4. The Formation, Policies and Aims, and Strategy and Tactics of the United Democratic Front. 5. Membership of the United Democratic Front. 6. Student and Youth Organisations. 7. Trade Union Organisations. 8. Civic Organisations. 9. Women’s Organisations. 10. Conclusion.

Biography

Gregory F. Houston