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

Catsam, Derek (author.).

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"--

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  • ISBN: 1538144697
  • ISBN: 9781538144695
  • Physical Description: xxviii, 215 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
    print
  • Publisher: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2021]

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: 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.
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
United States Relations South Africa
South Africa Relations United States

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 796.333 CAT 2021 (Text)
Memorial: In Memory of Deceased Class Members by Nazareth Class of 1956, 2022
31001101856749 Adult Non Fiction Available -

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