Rhetorics of Resistance: Opposition Journalism in Apartheid South Africa

by Bryan Trabold

Book Overview

The period of apartheid was a perilous time in South Africa's history. This book examines the tactics of resistance developed by those working for the Weekly Mail and New Nation, two opposition newspapers published in South Africa in the mid- and late 1980s. The government, in an attempt to crack down on the massive political resistance sweeping the country, had imposed martial law and imposed even greater restrictions on the press...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822965445
• ISBN13: 9780822965442
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 8.9"