{"product_id":"year-of-fire-year-of-baruch-hirson-9781783608966","title":"Year of Fire, Year of Ash: The Soweto Schoolchildren's Revolt That Shook Apartheid","description":"\u003cp\u003e'We can say without fear of being contradicted by history, that June 16, 1976 heralded the beginning of the end of the centuries-old white rule in this country.'\u003cbr\u003eNelson Mandela \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOriginally banned on publication by the apartheid government, \u003ci\u003eYear of Fire, Year of Ash\u003c\/i\u003e is an eye-opening account of how, in June 1976, 20,000 school students faced down the tanks and guns of a vicious racist regime, in a revolt that galvanized the black working-class and became a pivotal turning point for the anti-apartheid movement. More than this, the book overturns much of the conventional logic that served to explain the event at the time, showing it was not simply a student protest, but part of a wider uprising. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReleased in this new edition to mark the fortieth anniversary, \u003ci\u003eYear of Fire, Year of Ash\u003c\/i\u003e provides an unparalleled insight into the origins and events of the uprising, from its antecedents in the 1920s to its role in inspiring global solidarity against apartheid. As South Africa experiences a new wave of popular discontent, and as new forms of black consciousness come to the fore in movements around the world, Baruch Hirson's book provides a timely reminder of the Soweto revolt's continued significance to struggles against oppression today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Baruch Hirson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 178360896X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783608966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Zed Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.60w x 1.10d","brand":"Baruch Hirson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44761427509503,"sku":"9781783608966","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1411cf21-1d43-4c74-b2a9-43f4c0aee6df.jpg?v=1706681294","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/year-of-fire-year-of-baruch-hirson-9781783608966","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}