Marikana - Softcover

Peter Alexander; Luke Sinwell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1909026255 ISBN 13: 9781909026254

Publisher: Bookmarks, 2013

Synopsis

The Marikana Massacre in August 2012 involved the largest number of deaths of South African civilians by the security forces since the end of apartheid. The mineworkers were on strike for a living wage and were simply demanding the right to speak with their employer when the police attacked. The core of Marikana is a series of interviews conducted with those present. In addition, the book includes a narrative of the strike and the massacre, an analysis of context and political significance and a list of those who died at Marikana. Includes 5 maps and 14 photos.

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About the Author

Peter Alexander is a professor of sociology and the director of the Center for Sociological Research at the University of Johannesburg. Thapelo Lekgowa is a freelance research fieldworker working with the South African Research Chair in Social Change, a social activist, and a photographer. Botsang Mmope is a herbal healer associated with Green World Africa and an active member of the Soweto Electricity Crisis Committee. Luke Sinwell is a senior researcher with the Research Chair in Social Change at the University of Johannesburg and a coeditor of Contesting Transformation: Popular Resistance in Twenty-First-Century South Africa. Bongani Xezwi is a freelance research fieldworker and the Gauteng organiser for the Right to Know Campaign.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bookmarks
• Publication date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1909026255
• ISBN 13: 9781909026254
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160