Thirteen original chapters by major scholars examine different aspects of the ICU's record in the 1920s and 1930s, assessing its achievements and its failures in relation to the post-apartheid present. In its syndicalist One Big Union approach to protecting workers' rights; its emphasis on economic freedoms; its internationalism; and its robust protection of women and migrant workers, the ICU challenged fundamentally the axioms, tactics, and programmes of rival organisations like the African National Congress. More than simply an exercise in excavating a crucial chapter in struggle history, this volume demonstrates that the traditions and legacies of the ICU are of great relevance to contemporary Southern Africa.
- ISBN13 9780796926418
- Publish Date 30 January 2023
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Out of Print 11 October 2022
- Publish Country ZA
- Imprint HSRC Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 390
- Language English