Anti-Colonial Resistance in South Africa and Israel/palestine - Identity, Nationalism, and Race

This book provides a comparative historical study of the rise and evolution of anti-colonial movements in South Africa and Israel/Palestine. It focuses on the ways in which political movements and activists conceptualized their positions vis-a-vis historical processes of colonial settlement and indigenous resistance over the last century.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Communist Party of South Africa Chapter 3: The Rise of African Nationalism Chapter 4: The Palestinian Communist Party, 1919-1948 Chapter 5: Palestinian-Arab Nationalism before 1948 Chapter 6: South Africa: the Apartheid Era Chapter 7: Israel/Palestine Post-1948: Dispersal and New Beginnings Chapter 8: Post-1967: Resistance, Occupation, and Civic Struggle Chapter 9: Comparisons and Conclusions

About the author

Ran Greenstein is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa.

Summary

This book provides a comparative historical study of the rise and evolution of anti-colonial movements in South Africa and Israel/Palestine. It focuses on the ways in which political movements and activists conceptualized their positions vis-a-vis historical processes of colonial settlement and indigenous resistance over the last century.

Product details

• Authors: Ran Greenstein, Ran (University of the Witwatersrand Greenstein, Greenstein Ran
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.05.2024
• EAN: 9781032304977
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3230497-7
• No. of pages: 238
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Africa
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Israel, Ethnic Studies, Africa, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / African, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Republic of South Africa, Politics & government, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, African History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies