White Man's Justice - South African Political Trials in the Black Consciousness Era (Hardcover, New)

This major new study examines the use of political trials by the apartheid regime in South Africa against its opponents in the 1970s, the decade when the ideology of apartheid was reaching its apogee. After tracing the early history of the South African Students Organization and the Black People's Convention, it shows how the state reacted to the threat posed by the black consciousness movement by launching a major trial of ideas, using the notorious Terrorism Act. It examines how, at the same time, the authorities sought to crack down on white dissent by prosecuting the leaders of the National Union of South African Students. By making a detailed study of trial transcripts in addition to other materials, it explores how the state sought to infiltrate and crush nascent ANC and PAC structures which were reemerging in the mid 1970s within South Africa. It shows how the prosecution policy and legal strategy of the state changed during the decade as the nature of the threats it faced altered, culminating in the trial of the leaders of the Soweto Students Representative Council in 1979 for sedition. Arguing that the political trial was perhaps the only venue where white ideology had to engage directly with black protest, this original and thought-provoking account demonstrates how the trials became platforms competing views of society and politics which give a unique insight into the conflict between the political ideals held by blacks and whites in this era. It also reveals how large a part politics played in securing the conviction of many dissidents, and the extent to which events beyond the courtroom affected the detention and torture of many activists.

General

Imprint:	Clarendon Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 1996
First published:	March 1996
Authors:	Michael Lobban (Reader in Law)
Dimensions:	241 x 161 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	298
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-825809-4
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > General Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945
LSN:	0-19-825809-7
Barcode:	9780198258094

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