London Recruits (Paperback)

Ken Keable

ISBN 10: 0850366550 / ISBN 13: 9780850366556

Published by The Merlin Press Ltd, London, 2012

About this Item

Paperback. The history of the anti-apartheid movement brings up images of boycotts and public campaigns in the UK, but another story went on behind the scenes, in secret. This is the story of the foreign volunteers and their activities in South Africa, how they acted in defiance of the apartheid government and its police on the instructions of the African National Congress (ANC). From the transportation of weapons to the passage of ANC fighters into South Africa, this account describes the many risks taken by the volunteersmany of whom were young communists, Trotskyists, or independent socialists who travelled from the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United Statesto join the cause. The history of the antiapartheid movement brings up images of boycotts and public campaigns in the UK, but another story went on behind the scenes, in secret. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Seller Inventory # 9780850366556

Bibliographic Details

• Title: London Recruits (Paperback)
• Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd, London
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0850366550
• ISBN 13: 9780850366556
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

About this title

Synopsis

The history of the antiapartheid movement brings up images of boycotts and public campaigns in the UK, but another story went on behind the scenes, in secret. This is the story of the foreign volunteers and their activities in South Africa, how they acted in defiance of the apartheid government and its police on the instructions of the African National Congress (ANC). From the transportation of weapons to the passage of ANC fighters into South Africa, this account describes the many risks taken by the volunteers—many of whom were young communists, Trotskyists, or independent socialists who traveled from the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, and the United States—to join the cause.  

About the Author

Ken Keable is a former antiapartheid foreign volunteer. Z. Pallo Jordan is the former minister of arts and culture of the Republic of South Africa and a former member of the research unit of the African National Congress. He was also elected to be a member of parliament in the National Assembly of South Africa and is the former minister of environmental affairs and tourism. Ronnie Kasrils is the author of Unlikely Secret Agent and the former minister for intelligence services. He is also a former member of the National Executive Committee of the African National Congress as well as a former member of the Central Committee of the South African Communist Party.