Memorials and shifting meanings of rural revolts in South Africa the Mpondo rural revolts and insurgent scholarship

This article uses the case of the commemoration of the Mpondo Revolts and the massacre by the state of defenceless villagers in Mpondoland in 1960 to argue that the political elite engage in distortions of history for political gain. The ruling party elite have over time omitted or added narratives...

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Published in:Review of African political economy Vol. 51; no. 180; pp. 274 - 289
Main Author: Kepe, Thembela
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: ROAPE Publications Ltd 2024
ISSN:0305-6244, 1740-1720
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