{"product_id":"contesting-transformation-popular-resistance-in-twentyfirst-century-south-africa-9780745332734","title":"Contesting Transformation Popular Resistance in","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sober and critical reflection of the wave of social movement struggles which have taken place in post-Apartheid South Africa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'This must-read collection unromantically, sympathetically, and critically analyses the contested terrain of popular resistance in post-apartheid South Africa' -- Aziz Choudry, Assistant Professor, Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University, co-editor of Organize! Building From the Local for Global Justice and Learning from the Ground Up: Global Perspectives on Social Movements and Knowledge Production\u003cbr\u003e'In this well-edited volume an impressive range of authors carefully analyse, sector by sector, the reality of failed liberation that has marked post-apartheid South Africa' -- John Saul, Professor Emeritus of Politics, York University (Toronto)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Figures\u003cbr\u003e  Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e  Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e  1. Transforming Scholarship: Soberly Reflecting on the Politics of Resistance - Marcelle C. Dawson and Luke Sinwell\u003cbr\u003e  2. The Crisis of the Left in Contemporary South Africa - Dale T. McKinley\u003cbr\u003e  3. Voice, Political Mobilisation and Repression under Jacob Zuma - Jane Duncan\u003cbr\u003e  4. Barricades, Ballots and Experimentation: Making Sense of the 2011 Local Government Elections with a Social Movement Lens - Peter Alexander\u003cbr\u003e  5. Insurgent Citizenship, Class Formation and the Dual Nature of a Community Protest: A Case Study of ‘Kungcatsha’ - Malose Langa and Karl von Holdt\u003cbr\u003e  6. Unfolding Contradictions in the ‘Zuma Movement’: The Alliance in the Public Sector Strikes of 2007 and 2010 - Claire Ceruti\u003cbr\u003e  7. Labour Strikes and Community Protests: Is There a Basis for Unity in Post-Apartheid South Africa? - Trevor Ngwane\u003cbr\u003e  8. Agents of Change? Reflecting on the Impact of Social Movements in Post-Apartheid South Africa - Fiona Anciano\u003cbr\u003e  9. Resisting Privatisation: Exploring Contradictory Consciousness and Activism in the Anti-Privatisation Forum - Carin Runciman\u003cbr\u003e  10. The Challenge of Ecological Transformation in Post-Apartheid South Africa: The Re-emergence of an Environmental Justice Movement - Jacklyn Cock\u003cbr\u003e  11. ‘Tacticians in the Struggle for Change’? Exploring the Dynamics between Legal Organisations and Social Movements Engaged in Rights-Based Struggles in South Africa - Kate Tissington\u003cbr\u003e  12. How the Law Shapes and Structures Post-Apartheid Social Movements: Case Study of the Khulumani Support Group - Tshepo Madlingozi\u003cbr\u003e  13. Managing Crisis and Desire in South Africa - Shannon Walsh\u003cbr\u003e  14. Transforming Contestation: Some Closing Words - Luke Sinwell and Marcelle C. Dawson\u003cbr\u003e  Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e  About the Authors and Editors\u003cbr\u003e  Index","brand":"Pluto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49404303638871,"sku":"9780745332734","price":72.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780745332734.jpg?v=1730486036","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/contesting-transformation-popular-resistance-in-twentyfirst-century-south-africa-9780745332734","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}