Robben Island and Prisoner Resistance to Apartheid

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
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 10/27/2003
Pages: 360
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780521007825

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