Umkhonto weSizwe (Paperback)

This Friday, 16 December 2011, is the 50th anniversary of the launch of Umkhonto weSizwe. Umkhonto weSizwe, the Spear of the nation, popularly known as MK, was the armed wing of the African National Congress. On 16 December 1961 it launched its campaign of symbolic sabotage with the dramatic blowing up of electricity pylons and other strategic installations. For three decades it pursued a range of strategies in an attempt to weaken the apartheid state and bring the liberation movement to power. The 50th anniversary will see both a commemoration of those who died in the service of MK, and a critical reflection on the achievements of the armed struggle and its legacy for South Africa today. The book, Umkhonto weSizwe, offers a new and nuanced account of the ANC's armed wing. It presents in broad outline the various stages in MK's thirty-year history, considers the difficult strategic and moral problems the army faced, and argues that its operations are likely to be remembered as a just war conducted with considerable restraint. The story is illustrated with personal accounts from those who were active members of this armed group.

General

Imprint:	Jacana Media
Country of origin:	South Africa
Series:	A Jacana pocket history
Release date:	August 2011
First published:	August 2011
Authors:	Janet Cherry
Dimensions:	260 x 108 x 5mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	160
ISBN-13:	978-1-77009-961-6
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > History > African history > General
LSN:	1-77009-961-1
Barcode:	9781770099616

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