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COSATU's contested legacy [[electronic resource] ] : South African trade unions in the second decade of democracy / / edited by Sakhela Buhlungu, Malehoko Tshoaedi
| COSATU's contested legacy [[electronic resource] ] : South African trade unions in the second decade of democracy / / edited by Sakhela Buhlungu, Malehoko Tshoaedi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.880968 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BuhlunguS (Sakhela)
TshoaediMalehoko |
| Collana | Afrika-studiecentrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy
Labor unions - Political activity - South Africa Labor unions - South Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 90-04-21460-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- A contested legacy: organisational and political challenges facing COSATU / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- The experience of conducting a longitudinal study: the COSATU Workers’ Survey 2008 / Christine Bischoff and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- COSATU, oligarchy and the consolidation of democracy in an African context / Johann Maree -- Making sense of unionised workers’ political attitudes: the (un)representation of women’s voices in COSATU / Malehoko Tshoaedi -- The sociology of upward social mobility among COSATU shop stewards / Themba Masondo -- COSATU, the ‘2010 Class Project’ and the contest for ‘the soul’ of the ANC / Ari Sitas -- ‘What would you do if the government fails to deliver?’: COSATU members’ attitudes towards service delivery / Sarah Mosoetsa -- COSATU’s influence on policy-making in post-apartheid South Africa: fact and fiction / Grace Khunou -- COSATU members and strike violence: what we learn from quantitative and qualitative data / Karl von Holdt -- COSATU and internal migrant workers: old fault lines, new dilemmas / Nomkhosi Xulu -- COSATU’s attitudes and policies towards external migrants / Mondli Hlatshwayo -- The trade union movement and the Tripartite Alliance: a tangled history / Sakhela Buhlungu and Stephen Ellis -- Appendix / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- Contributors / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- Index / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463149403321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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COSATU's contested legacy [[electronic resource] ] : South African trade unions in the second decade of democracy / / edited by Sakhela Buhlungu, Malehoko Tshoaedi
| COSATU's contested legacy [[electronic resource] ] : South African trade unions in the second decade of democracy / / edited by Sakhela Buhlungu, Malehoko Tshoaedi |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (330 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.880968 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
BuhlunguS (Sakhela)
TshoaediMalehoko |
| Collana | Afrika-studiecentrum series |
| Soggetto topico |
Democracy
Labor unions - Political activity - South Africa Labor unions - South Africa |
| ISBN | 90-04-21460-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preliminary Material / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- A contested legacy: organisational and political challenges facing COSATU / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- The experience of conducting a longitudinal study: the COSATU Workers’ Survey 2008 / Christine Bischoff and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- COSATU, oligarchy and the consolidation of democracy in an African context / Johann Maree -- Making sense of unionised workers’ political attitudes: the (un)representation of women’s voices in COSATU / Malehoko Tshoaedi -- The sociology of upward social mobility among COSATU shop stewards / Themba Masondo -- COSATU, the ‘2010 Class Project’ and the contest for ‘the soul’ of the ANC / Ari Sitas -- ‘What would you do if the government fails to deliver?’: COSATU members’ attitudes towards service delivery / Sarah Mosoetsa -- COSATU’s influence on policy-making in post-apartheid South Africa: fact and fiction / Grace Khunou -- COSATU members and strike violence: what we learn from quantitative and qualitative data / Karl von Holdt -- COSATU and internal migrant workers: old fault lines, new dilemmas / Nomkhosi Xulu -- COSATU’s attitudes and policies towards external migrants / Mondli Hlatshwayo -- The trade union movement and the Tripartite Alliance: a tangled history / Sakhela Buhlungu and Stephen Ellis -- Appendix / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- Contributors / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi -- Index / Sakhela Buhlungu and Malehoko Tshoaedi. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786731503321 |
| Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Metal that will not bend : National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa 1980-1995 / / Kally Forrest
| Metal that will not bend : National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa 1980-1995 / / Kally Forrest |
| Autore | Forrest Kally |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Johannesburg : , : Wits University Press, , 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (578 p.) |
| Disciplina |
331.88
331.880968 |
| Soggetto topico |
Metal-workers - Labor unions - South Africa
Strikes and lockouts - Metal-workers - South Africa |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-86814-556-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; Introduction; Chapter One: Building local power: 1970's; Chapter Two: Power through numbers: 1980-1985; Chapter Three: Power in unity: 1980-1987; Chapter Four: Breaking the apartheid mould: 1980-1982; Chapter Five: Worker action fans out: 1980-1984; Chapter Six: Melding institutional, campaign and bureaucratic power: 1983-1990; Chapter Seven: Conquest of Metal Industrial Council: 1987-1988; Chapter Eight: Auto workers take power: 1982-1989
Chapter Nine: Auto takes on the industry: 1990-1992 Chapter Ten: New directions: 1988-1991; Chapter Eleven: Defeat of Mawu strategy: 1990-1992; Chapter Twelve: Towards a new industry: 1993; Chapter Thirteen: The Cinderella sector: 1983-1990; Chapter Fourteen: Applying vision in auto and motor: 1990-1995; Chapter Fifteen: Applying vision in engineering: 1994-1995; Chapter Sixteen: Independent worker movement: 1980-1986; Chapter Seventeen: Beginnings of alliance politics: 1984-1986; Chapter Eighteen: Weakening the socialist impulse: Civil war in Natal 1987-1994 Chapter Nineteen: Civil war in Transvaal: 1989-1994 Chapter Twenty: New politics: 1987-1990; Chapter Twenty-One: Disinvestment: Pragmatic politics 1985-1989; Chapter Twenty-Two: Compromising on socialism: Legacy of the Alliance 1989-1995; Appendix; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index ; Back Cover |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460467803321 |
Forrest Kally
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| Johannesburg : , : Wits University Press, , 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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South Africa's Political Crisis : Unfinished Liberation and Fractured Class Struggles / / by Alexander Beresford
| South Africa's Political Crisis : Unfinished Liberation and Fractured Class Struggles / / by Alexander Beresford |
| Autore | Beresford Alexander |
| Edizione | [1st ed. 2016.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
| Disciplina | 331.880968 |
| Soggetto topico |
Ethnology - Africa
Culture Africa - Politics and government Political sociology Political science International economic relations African Culture African Politics Political Sociology Political Science International Political Economy' |
| ISBN |
9781137436603
1137436603 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; South Africa's Political Crisis; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Liberation's Dream Deferred; A dream deferred: the transition to democracy; The awkward embrace of neoliberalism; Towards a post-nationalist era?; A brief history of the Alliance; The implicit ideological compromise of the Alliance; Whither the Alliance?; Summary of the argument; Unpacking the NUMSA moment; Organisational dilemmas and the great transition from below; Exhausted or regenerative nationalism?; 2 Blurred Ideological Fault Lines; Responses to the NDP; Responses to the militant strike wave
The Marikana massacre: the final straw?Ideological blurring and the nationalist- populist backlash; Conclusion: fragmented labour struggles and defensive nationalism; 3 Internecine Factionalism; The interpenetration of union and ANC political struggles; Patronage politics in the unions?; Coups, purges and fractures; Violence; Corruption allegations; Sexual misconduct allegations; The blurred lines of patronage politics; Conclusion: a labour movement at war with itself; 4 Class Formation and the Politics of Social Mobility; Class formation and the mobility divide Competing class interests within union structuresThe double-edged sword of upward mobility: the positive side; The double-edged sword of upward mobility: the negative side; Conclusion: understanding the 'transition from below'; 5 Union Democracy, Social Mobility and Stifled Militancy; Democracy at the grass roots?; Social mobility as a source of union decline?; The loss of a collective mobilising identity; Conclusion: mobilise or gradually wilt; 6 Exhausted or Regenerative Nationalism?; The symbolic political capital of ANC nationalism; The limits of symbolic political capital The broad reach of nationalismWorkers' relationships with the post-apartheid state: workers' rights; Workers' relationships with the post-apartheid state: service delivery; Workers' relationships with the post-apartheid state: social welfare; No ordinary party; Conclusion; 7 Conclusion: Fractured Labour Struggles and the Unfinished Project of Liberation; Notes; 4 Class Formation and the Politics of Social Mobility; 5 Union Democracy, Social Mobility and Stifled Militancy; 6 Exhausted or Regenerative Nationalism?; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910255313103321 |
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Beresford Alexander
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| London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Striking back : A history of Cosatu / Jeremy Baskin
| Striking back : A history of Cosatu / Jeremy Baskin |
| Autore | BASKIN, Jeremy |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, : Verso, c.1991 |
| Descrizione fisica | xv, 488 p., c. di tav. ; 21 cm |
| Disciplina | 331.880968(MOVIMENTO SINDACALE - Sudafrica) |
| Soggetto topico |
CONFLITTO SOCIALE - Africa Meridionale
MOVIMENTO SINDACALE - Sudafrica |
| ISBN | 08-609-1557-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNIOR-UON00072160 |
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BASKIN, Jeremy
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| London, : Verso, c.1991 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. L'Orientale | ||
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