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xiv, 223 pages ; 24 cm, This volume provides a compact answer both to those who wonder at the capacity of the relatively small white minority to rule the vast African majority, and to those who fail to understand why the Africans have not, by open rebellion, general strike, or some other means of dislocating the South African economy, acted to overthrow the white regime. The obstacles the African opposition must overcome to attain its objectives, whether by violent or non-violent means are noted as follows: the organizational weaknesses of the African National Congress, principally due to an inadequate communication system; ANC's lack of money, which impacts organizers and their ability to travel, and results in volunteers unwillingly using their own very scarce funds; and most importantly, a leadership divided by ideology, by differences over tactics, by regional jealousies, and by personal intrigues. In all these regards the African National Congress was seriously lacking, which inevitably doomed its efforts to failure, Includes a glossary of organizations, and bibliographical references in chapter notes (pages 195-212)

Author

Feit, Edward, 1924-

Publisher

Stanford, Calif. : Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University

Published

1967

Language

EN

Subjects

Political Science, History, Humanities