The Soweto Uprising
By: Noor Nieftagodien
Series: Jacana pocket series; Jacana pocket series
Publisher: Jacana Media
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Auckland Park, South Africa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
ISBN-13: 9781431408795
Subjects: Riots; History; Youth; Political activity; Black Consciousness Movement of South Africa
Description: "The Soweto uprising represents a real turning point in South Africa's history....This compelling book examines both the underlying causes and the immediate factors that led to this watershed event." -- Back cover.
Notes: "A Jacana pocket history."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-159) and index.
Table of contents: title: Causes and character; title: Political reawakening in Soweto; title: 'To hell with Afrikaans'; title: 16 June 1976: from protest to riot; title: The aftermath: shaping a new mass movement.