Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19944006 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fran Lisa Buntman, Fran Buntman (George Washington University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-27 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Reviewed by | Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid, Gail M Gerhart, 2004 |
| Venue | Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1017/cbo9780511616327 |
| OpenAlex | W4211171405 |
| Open Library | OL7755226M |
| ISBN | 9780511616327 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 84 |
| References cited | 36 |
Robben Island prison in South Africa held thousands of black political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, who opposed apartheid. This book reconstructs the inmates' resistance strategies to show how these men created a political and social order behind bars. Survival was their first goal; challenging apartheid was their true aim. So although Robben Island was designed to repress, it was continually transformed by its political inmates into a site of resistance. The book theorizes that, where material conditions permit, the most far-reaching and effective forms of resistance involve constructive political action which seeks to remake existing power relationships. This theory is demonstrated in three focuses of the book: the activism of Robben Islanders, the effects of political prisoner resistance on the apartheid state machinery, and in comparative cases which illustrate various international instances of political prisoners shaping both prisons and political orders
Action (physics) · Constructive · Criminology · Economics · Order (exchange) · Political action · Political science · Politics · Power (physics) · Prison · Resistance (ecology) · Sociology · State (computer science) · African Sexualities and LGBTQ+ Issues · Law · Legal Issues in South Africa · South African History and Culture · Africa · African studies · Anti-apartheid movements · Apartheid · Blacks · Current Events · General · Political activity · Political Freedom & Security - Civil Rights · Political oppression & persecution · Political participation · Political prisoners · Political structures: democracy · Politics/International Relations · Prisons · Republic of South Africa · Resistance to Government · Robben Island · Robben island (south africa) · Social conditions · South Africa
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| Unique citing works | 55 |
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| Citations per year | 3,82 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2026 (23) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 80 |