Anti-Apartheid and the Emergence of a Global Civil Society

Looking at anti-apartheid as part of the history of present global politics, this book provides the first comparative analysis of different sections of the transnational anti-apartheid movement.

The author emphasizes the importance of a historical perspective on political cultures, social movements, and global civil society.

Analyzing a part of twentieth-century post-war history mainly from a sociological perspective, he also highlights dimensions of globalization in an era in which we still live, the power of the media, and the power of collective action.