Ruth First
The analysis and practice of politics in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11904566 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gavin Williams (0000-0001-8087-0169, Rhodes University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 139 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of African Political Economy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0305-6244 • E-ISSN: 1740-1720 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/03056244.2014.878074 |
| OpenAlex | W2012143674 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This is the text prepared for a lecture given to the Walter Rodney Memorial Series, African Studies Centre, Boston University, 8 November 1982, in tribute to Ruth First. It discusses her writing on South Africa and Namibia in the context of her political commitments and ultimately her assassination. It considers the forms and themes of her writing; her role as communist and journalist; the Congress Alliance; nationalism, socialism and the Freedom Charter; capital and labour; the treason trial to the sabotage campaign; Namibia; peasants and politics; detention without trial; exile and solidarity; historical interpretation and revolutionary strategy
Alliance · Charter · Communism · Context (archaeology · Interpretation (philosophy · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Socialism · Sociology · Solidarity · Tribute · History · Law · South African History and Culture
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2014 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |