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Marikana: A View from the Mountain and a Case to Answer

By Peter Alexander , Thapelo Lekgowa , Botsang Mmope , Luke Sinwell , Bongani Xezwi

Book information

Publisher
Jacana Media
Year
2013
ISBN
143140733X, 9781431407330
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1102373 bytes)
Pages
144\0
Time added
2013-12-09 18:06:33

Description

Dubbed the "Marikana Massacre," the Marikana miners’ strike was the single most lethal use of force by South African security forces against civilians since the end of apartheid; those killed were mineworkers in pursuit of a pay raise. Through a series of interviews conducted with workers who survived the attack, this account documents and examines the controversial shootings in great detail. In addition, it includes a narrative of the preceding events as well as of the violence itself written from the perspective of the strikers. Unique and revealing, his book tells of police murders, sadness, bravery, and pride.

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