The UDF: A History of the United Democratic Front in South Africa, 1983-1991

by Jeremy Seekings

The new South Africa cannot be understood without a knowledge of the history of the UDF and its role in the transition to democracy.

This is the first major study of an organization that transformed South African politics in the 1980s. By coordinating popular struggles on the ground and promoting the standing of the African National Congress, the UDF played a central role in the demise of apartheid and paved the way for South Africa's transition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821413368
• ISBN13: 9780821413364
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"