British sporting relations with Apartheid South Africa: the politics of racism and anti-racism, 1948-1994

The transnational anti-Apartheid sport boycott of South Africa represented the most prominent, extended, and controversial anti-racism campaign in the history of sport. Spearheaded by prominent British religious and anti-colonial figures and exiled South Africans, emboldened by communist and Global...

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Main Authors: Llewellyn, Matthew P. (Author), Rider, Toby C. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press [2024]
Series:Oxford scholarship online
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Online Access:DE-12
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Summary:The transnational anti-Apartheid sport boycott of South Africa represented the most prominent, extended, and controversial anti-racism campaign in the history of sport. Spearheaded by prominent British religious and anti-colonial figures and exiled South Africans, emboldened by communist and Global South support, and legitimised by supranational political bodies such as the United Nations, the Organisation of African Unity, and the Commonwealth, the sport boycott helped propel anti-Apartheid out of relative obscurity and struck at the very heart of a cultural practice that served an explicitly ideological function in Afrikaner society. Britain held a dichotomous, even paradoxical, role as both prosecutor and defender of white South Africa. This book utilises sport as a critical lens for understanding the dynamics and dichotomies of British attitudes towards the Apartheid regime
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (x, 317 Seiten)
ISBN:9780198917199
DOI:10.1093/9780198917199.001.0001

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