Class, Race and Gold: A Study of Class Relations and Racial Discrimination in South Africa

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Frederick A Johnstone

Class, Race and Gold

A Study of Class Relations and Racial Discrimination in South Africa

Frederick A Johnstone

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Routledge
25 July 2024

Regional studies; African history; Ethnic studies; Sociology; Regional geography

Series: Routledge Library Editions: South Africa

Originally published in 1976, this book is a sociological and historical study of class and race relations in a crucial sector of South Africa – the gold mining industry, during and following the First World War. The author develops a Marxist structuralist explanation of the system of racial discrimination, and then goes in to examine the significant historical events of this formative period, notably those surrounding the strike and uprising of the white workers in 1922. The book explains a system of racial domination essentially in terms of the class positions and problems of the dominating groups, and examines historical developments concerning race in terms of class.

By: Frederick A Johnstone
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781032308364
ISBN 10: 1032308362
Series: Routledge Library Editions: South Africa
Pages: 298
Publication Date: 25 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Part 1: Class Structure, Class Interests and Racial Discrimination 1. The System of Racial Discrimination as a Product of the Class Structure and As a System of Class Instruments: Class Colour Bars 2. The System of Racial Discrimination as a Projection and Mediation of Class Contradictions Part 2: Class Relations, Class Conflict and Racial Discrimination 3. Class Colour Bars and Class Conflict: The Mining Companies and the White Workers 4. Class Colour Bars and Class Conflict: The African Workers.

Frederick A. Johnstone was Professor of Sociology at Memorial University of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada.