{"product_id":"1985-by-mark-swilling","title":"1985 by Mark Swilling","description":"\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9781997468424\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUJ Press, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e428 pages, Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA study of the \u003cspan\u003emassacre \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof 31 peaceful protestors on the streets of Langa township in the Eastern Cape town of Uitenhage on 21 March 1985. Mark Swilling argues that these killings, and the events that followed, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etipped the balance of forces in favour of the mass struggles that brought an end to white minority rule when \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNelson Mandela and other political prisoners were released from prison in 1990.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe stories captured in this book, while specific to South Africa, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eare also of relevance to democratic movements confronting authoritarian regimes in an increasing number of countries around the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProfessor \u003cstrong\u003eMark Swilling\u003c\/strong\u003e holds the South African Research Chair in Urban Innovations at the Centre for Sustainability Transitions, Stellenbosch University. He is also a Commissioner on the National Planning Commission in the Office of the President of South Africa, and a member of the Board of the National Transmission Company of South Africa. His most recent book was \u003cem\u003eThe Age of Sustainability: Just Transitions in a Complex World.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"I H Pentz Booksellers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50562019590306,"sku":null,"price":415.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0364\/4047\/3732\/files\/DnBTt3BDAlarszBmWBmDwXO9dHEfen3d4Fc7Km7NHqjI63nMGw.jpg?v=1790942648","url":"https:\/\/pentzbooks.co.za\/products\/1985-by-mark-swilling","provider":"I H Pentz Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}