{"product_id":"9781770105010","title":"The Soweto Uprisings","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the Soweto uprisings of June 1976 took place, Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu, the author of this book, was a 14-year-old pupil at Phefeni Junior Secondary School. With his classmates, he was among the active participants in the protest action against the use of Afrikaans as a medium of instruction.\u003cbr\u003eContrary to the generally accepted views, both that the uprisings were 'spontaneous' and that there were bigger political players and student organisations behind the uprisings, Sifiso's book shows that this was not the case. Using newspaper articles, interviews with former fellow pupils and through his own personal account, Sifiso provides us with a 'counter-memory' of the momentous events of that time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is an updated version of the book first published by Ravan Press in 1998. New material has been added, including an introduction to the new edition, as well as two new chapters analysing the historiography of the uprisings as well as reflecting on memory and commemoration as social, cultural and historical projects.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Sifiso+Mxolisi+Ndlovu\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eSifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sifiso Mxolisi Ndlovu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378408669347,"sku":"9781770105010","price":250.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781770105010_665a2857-a576-4f92-bc63-8f9b3a0cd6b5.jpg?v=1776571499","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781770105010","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}