Everyday Communists in South Africa’s Liberation Struggle The Lives of Ivan and Lesley Schermbrucker
This book explores the role of social movements in the Southern African liberation struggle, through the lens of two ‘everyday communists’. Focusing on the Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA), the author explores the lives of Ivan and Lesley Schermbrucker, whose contribution to the party was more...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2022, 2022
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2022 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in the History of Social Movements
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Socio-Political Context: Finding Communism and Ivan and Lesley's Early Years
- 3. Partners in Activism: Ivan and Lesley
- 4. Tightening Repression: Increasing Involvement, Surveillance and Detention
- 5. The Trial of Bram Fischer and Thirteen Others
- 6. Women Picking up the Spear: Lesley's Increasing Involvement, Arrest and Trial
- 7. Prison Life
- 8. Aftermath