Liberation and working class struggles in South Africa
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11905892 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David Hemson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Publication date | 1977-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| 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 | 10.1080/03056247808703329 |
| OpenAlex | W2035114743 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The general resistance of black people in South Africa to the apartheid regime is developing into a challenge both to the racist state and to employers. Both have been confronted through the attacks on the foundations of the state machinery of labour control in the townships and through the mass political strikes which have lead to mass demonstrations and a disruption of production. The black working class has drawn upon a long experience of proletarian struggle in South Africa in the form of the political strikes and boycotts of collaborative institutions. In July and September 1976 there were up to half a million black workers on strike, and the 1977 Soweto ‘anniversary’ political strike was more successful than was presented by the media in South Africa. The deepening resistance by black workers to the intense exploitation of their labour power is being met by tightened controls over working class organization and mobility, and the struggle has been marked by class action which is both anti‐imperialist and anti‐capitalist. Given the opposition of employer associations and the state to any form of political action involving the working class, the resistance to apartheid has clarified the connection between employers and the state in repression and has strengthened anti‐capitalist ideology among black workers
Black Power · Class conflict · Class formation · General strike · Ideology · Opposition (politics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Proletariat · Resistance (ecology · Sociology · State (computer science · Working class · Gender Studies · Labor Movements and Unions · Law · South African History and Culture
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.07 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2022 (25) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |