Publishing Against Apartheid South Africa - A Case Study of Ravan Press

List of contents

1. Publishing and protest; 2. Beginnings; 3. Writing for liberation; 4. A balancing act; 5. Transition; 6. Conclusion.

Summary

This Element aims to examinine the history of the most vocal and arguably the most radical of South Africa's oppositional publishers, Ravan Press. Using archival material, interviews and the books themselves, this Element examines what the history of Ravan reveals about the role of oppositional print culture.

Product details

• Authors: Elizabeth Le Roux, Elizabeth (University of Pretoria) Le Roux
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781108737753
• ISBN: 978-1-108-73775-3
• No. of pages: 75
• Series: Elements in Publishing and Boo; Elements in Publishing and Book Culture
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Journalism; Ethnic Studies, Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, HISTORY / Africa / General, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Censorship, Literature & literary studies, African History, Ethical Issues: Censorship, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, National liberation and independence, Biography, Literature and Literary studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Ethnic studies / Ethnicity