Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521007825)

Robben Island prison in South Africa held thousands of black political prisoners, including Nelson Mandela, who opposed apartheid. This study reconstructs the inmates' resistance strategies to demonstrate how they created a political and social order behind bars. Although survival was their primary goal, challenging apartheid was their ultimate objective. Robben Island was continually transformed by its political inmates into a site of resistance, despite being designed to repress.

Author: Fran Lisa Buntman
ISBN-10: 0521007828
ISBN-13: 9780521007825
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 10/27/2003
Pages: 360
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 06/01/2004 pg. 1936