In the Twilight of the Revolution : The Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (South Africa) 1959�1994.

Cover -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- The Long Revolution of the PAC. An Introduction by Patrick Harries -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The Structure and Contents of the Book -- 1. Sources in the Study of the History of the PAC -- Research methodology -- Research ethics -- The state of sources -- Primary documentary sources -- Oral sources -- Electronic/Visual sources -- Summary -- 2. Historiographic Overview -- 3. The PAC: Formation, Banishment and Road to Exile -- Factors which led to the formation of the PAC -- International ideological influences -- Local factors which led to the formation of the PAC -- Internal conflicts within the ANC -- Highlights of the day of the inauguration of the PAC -- Principles and strategies enshrined in the organisation's basic documents -- Banishment and road to exile -- 4. The Exile Experience: Impact on the Functioning of Liberation Movements -- Conceptual and theoretical issues -- The exile environment: An overview -- The Frontline States and the OAU in the Southern African liberation struggle -- The emergence of the "Frontline States Phenomenon" -- Profiles of the Frontline States -- The South African offensive in Southern Africa -- Superpowers and the conflict in Southern Africa -- The "experience" of liberation movements -- 5. The Reconstitution of the PAC as a Liberation Movement in Diaspora (1960-1963) -- The reconstitution of PAC leadership structures in exile -- Development of strategy documents -- The practice of self-reliance by PAC exiles in Lesotho -- Developments in other parts of the world -- The PAC and the ANC - the South African United Front -- 6. The Generation of Strained Intra-PAC Relations in Exile (1962-1990) -- 6A The Leballo Era and its Immediate Aftermath (1962-1981) -- The period of Potlake Kitchener Leballo (1962-1979) -- P.K. Leballo: Background and profile.

The composition and role of the exile leadership as represented by the National Executive Committee -- A foretaste of things to come - expulsions from the PAC -- The Moshi "Unity" Conference - effects on the PAC -- The internal "enemy syndrome", 1962-1979 -- The management of funds and other resources -- The end of the Leballo period -- The murder of David Sibeko -- The period of Vusumzi Make (1979-1981) -- V. Make: Background and profile -- The composition and role of the exile leadership as represented by the National Executive Committee -- The internal "enemy syndrome" -- The management, use of funds and other resources -- 6B The Revival of the PAC: From John Nyathi Pokela to Johnson Mlambo (1981-1990) -- The period of John Nyathi Pokela (1981-1985) -- J.N. Pokela: Background and profile -- The composition and role of the exile leadership as represented by the National Executive Committee -- The internal "enemy syndrome" -- Pokela re-organises the PAC -- The period of Johnson Mlambo (1985-1990) -- J. Mlambo: Background and profile -- The composition and role of the exile leadership as represented by the National Executive Committee -- Management, use of funds and other resources -- The internal "enemy syndrome" -- The impact of leadership diversity on the PAC -- 7. The PAC Camps: A Case Study of Ruvu Camp in Tanzania -- The formative years of Ruvu Camp (1978-1984) -- Ruvu Camp beyond 1984 -- Health conditions inside Ruvu Camp -- Aspects of culture and leisure among camp residents -- "Tribal"/ "ethnic" tensions among residents of Ruvu Camp -- Forms of punishment in the camp -- 8. The Evolution of the PAC's Military Strategy (1961-1993) -- The origins of the theory of "revolution" and military strategy during the period of Poqo (1961-1967) -- The slow "death" of Poqo and the rise of APLA -- APLA's strategic thinking (1969-1978).

APLA's command structure up to 1978 -- The "New Road of Revolution" -- APLA command structure (1979-1990) -- 9. PAC Unbanned. Dealing with the Negotiated Transition to Democracy (1990-1994) -- The PAC on the eve of the unbanning of liberation movements in South Africa -- The PAC's response to the unbanning of liberation movements -- The PAC and the negotiated political settlement -- The PAC and the armed struggle during transitional negotiations -- Aspects of the PAC's vision of a non-racial democratic society -- The land question -- Development and economic growth -- Nationalisation -- Foreign investment -- Conclusions -- Acronyms -- List of Illustrations -- Bibliography -- Secondary Sources -- Index -- Back cover.

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