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This book shows that the connected histories of decolonization and
globalization concern the practices of individuals and movements as
much as they do the ideologies of states, institutions and
organizations. Viewing decolonization through non-state activist
practices, and setting anti-colonial solidarity in the context of
the methods of contemporary global peace movements, it argues that
seemingly marginal histories can illuminate aspects of the end of
empire that are not readily apparent in studies centred on state
diplomacy and nationalist movements. Focusing on a group of British
and American activists, including the pacifist campaigner A.J.
Muste, the anti-apartheid priest Michael Scott and the civil rights
organiser Bayard Rustin, Skinner explores connected global
histories of anti-nuclear peace campaigns, anti-colonialism and
decolonization to illuminate new perspectives on the end of empire
and the Cold War. Studying a failed attempt to infiltrate the
French atom bomb test site in southern Algeria, and a mass march
across the border between Tanganyika and Northern Rhodesia that
never took place, these stories provide valuable insights into the
interactions between local and global scales of historical
experience. In presenting these histories, this book demonstrates
how global and transnational histories can challenge and disrupt,
rather than reinforce hierarchies of power and privileges. In doing
so, it also contributes to ongoing debates surrounding the nature
of decolonization as a historical phenomenon by focusing on the
practices of activism that shaped - and were shaped by – the
political and intellectual structures of decolonization.
This book assesses South African history within imperial and global
networks of power, trade and communication. South African modernity
is understood in terms of the interplay between internal and
external forces. Key historical themes, including the emergence of
an industrialised economy, the development of systematic racial
discrimination and popular resistance against racial power, and the
influence of national and ethnic identities on political and social
organisation, are set out in relation to imperial and global
influences. This book is central to our understanding of South
Africa in the context of world history.
Anti-apartheid was one of the most significant international causes
of the late twentieth century. The book provides the first detailed
history of the emergence of anti-apartheid activism in Britain and
the USA, tracing the network of individuals and groups who shaped
the moral and political character of the movement.
This book explores the global history of anti-apartheid and
international solidarity with southern African freedom struggles
from the 1960s. It examines the institutions, campaigns and
ideological frameworks that defined the globalization of
anti-apartheid, the ways in which the concept of solidarity was
mediated by individuals, organizations and states, and considers
the multiplicity of actors and interactions involved in generating
and sustaining anti-apartheid around the world. It includes
detailed accounts of key case studies from Europe, Asia, and Latin
America, which illustrate the complex relationships between local
and global agendas, as well as the diverse political cultures
embodied in anti-apartheid. Taken together, these examples reveal
the tensions and synergies, transnational webs and local
contingencies that helped to create the sense of 'being global'
that united worldwide anti-apartheid campaigns.
Anti-apartheid was one of the most significant international causes
of the late twentieth century. The book provides the first detailed
history of the emergence of anti-apartheid activism in Britain and
the USA, tracing the network of individuals and groups who shaped
the moral and political character of the movement.
This book assesses South African history within imperial and global
networks of power, trade and communication. South African modernity
is understood in terms of the interplay between internal and
external forces. Key historical themes, including the emergence of
an industrialised economy, the development of systematic racial
discrimination and popular resistance against racial power, and the
influence of national and ethnic identities on political and social
organisation, are set out in relation to imperial and global
influences. This book is central to our understanding of South
Africa in the context of world history.
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