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Black Nationalist Thought in South Africa

The Persistence of an Idea of Liberation

Palgrave Macmillan

Part of the book series: African Histories and Modernities (AHAM)

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xix
  2. Introduction

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 1-13
  3. The Black Nationalist Movement in Azania

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 15-42
  4. BC and Its Fortunes After 1976

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 43-53
  5. Black Consciousness in the Postapartheid Era

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 55-106
  6. Some Considerations in a Youth Political Movement

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 107-117
  7. Youth Politics, Agency and Subjectivity

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 119-137
  8. The Social Construction of Blackness in Azania

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 139-181
  9. The Black Middle Class and Black Struggles

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 183-199
  10. Symbols, Symbolism and the New Social Order

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 323-340
  11. Concluding Remarks

    • Hashi Kenneth Tafira
    Pages 341-342
  12. Back Matter

    Pages 343-365

About this book

This book maintains that South Africa, despite the official end of apartheid in 1994, remains steeped in the interstices of coloniality. The author looks at the Black Nationalist thought in South Africa and its genealogy. Colonial modernity and coloniality of power and their equally sinister accessories, war, murder, rape and genocide have had a lasting impact onto those unfortunate enough to receive such ghastly visitations. Tafira explores a range of topics including youth political movement, the social construction of blackness in Azania, and conceptualizations from the Black Liberation Movement. 

Authors and Affiliations

  • UNISA, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa

    Hashi Kenneth Tafira

About the author

Kenneth Tafira is Postdoctoral Fellow at Archie Mafeje Research Institute, University of South Africa. He holds a doctoral degree in Anthropology from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa. 

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Black Nationalist Thought in South Africa

  • Book Subtitle: The Persistence of an Idea of Liberation

  • Authors: Hashi Kenneth Tafira

  • Series Title: African Histories and Modernities

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-58650-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-59087-9Published: 28 May 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-95498-8Published: 27 May 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-58650-6Published: 18 July 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2634-5773

  • Series E-ISSN: 2634-5781

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIX, 365

  • Topics: Modern History, African History, Social History, Political History

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eBook USD 89.00
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Softcover Book USD 119.99
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Hardcover Book USD 119.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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