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Flashpoint : how a little-known sporting event fueled America's anti-apartheid movement

Title
Flashpoint : how a little-known sporting event fueled America's anti-apartheid movement / Derek Charles Catsam.
Author
Catsam, Derek
Publication
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]

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Book/TextUse in library Sc E 22-699Schomburg Center - Research & Reference

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Description
xxviii, 215 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
"This book provides a unique perspective on the anti-apartheid movement in the United States through its examination of a little-remembered rugby tour across the country by South Africa's national team. The tour became a flashpoint for the nation's burgeoning protests against apartheid and a test of national values and American foreign policy"--
Subject
  • Springboks (Rugby team)
  • Rugby football > South Africa > History
  • Discrimination in sports > South Africa > History
  • Anti-apartheid movements > United States > History
  • Sports > Political aspects > United States
  • Sports > Political aspects > South Africa
  • Anti-apartheid movements
  • Discrimination in sports
  • International relations
  • Rugby football
  • Sports > Political aspects
  • United States > Relations > South Africa
  • South Africa > Relations > United States
  • South Africa
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Machine generated contents note: 1. The Accidental Tourists: Planning For the United States Tour -- 2. Starting to Play: the Irish in South Africa -- 3. Apart Hate: Planning to Resist the Springboks -- 4. The 1981 Springbok Tour to New Zealand: A Country Divided -- 5. Cloaks, Daggers, and Rugby: the Springboks in the Midwest -- 6. Albany I: Facing Off in the Courts and Against the Colonials -- 7. Albany II: the Test Match.
Call Number
Sc E 22-699
ISBN
  • 9781538144695
  • 1538144697
  • 9781538144701 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2021009851
OCLC
1240415922
Author
Catsam, Derek, author.
Title
Flashpoint : how a little-known sporting event fueled America's anti-apartheid movement / Derek Charles Catsam.
Publisher
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Form:
Online version: Catsam, Derek Flashpoint Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2021. 9781538144701 (DLC) 2021009852
Research Call Number
Sc E 22-699
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