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Record Nr.

UNINA9910811566203321

Titolo

Biko lives! : contesting the legacies of Steve Biko / / edited by Andile Mngxitama, Amanda Alexander, and Nigel C. Gibson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008

ISBN

1-282-10193-5

9786612101939

0-230-61337-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (305 p.)

Collana

Contemporary Black history

Altri autori (Persone)

MngxitamaAndile

AlexanderAmanda

GibsonNigel C

Disciplina

968.06/2092

Soggetti

Blacks - South Africa - Intellectual life

Blacks - South Africa - Politics and government

Anti-apartheid movements - South Africa - History

Political prisoners - South Africa

South Africa Politics and government 1994-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Editors' Preface; Biko Lives; Interview with Steve Biko; Part 1 Philosophic Dialogues; Part 2 Contested Histories and Intellectual Trajectories; Part 3 Cultural Critique and the Politics of Gender; Notes on Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This collection looks at the on-going significance of Black Consciousness, situating it in a global frame, examining the legacy of Steve Biko, the current state of post-apartheid South African politics, and the culture and history of the anti-apartheid movements.