Click here [dead link] to go to my new work webpage, at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa. This is also mirrored below, in case: Professor Lucien van der WaltBA, BA Hons(Wits), PhD (Wits)e-mail: l.vanderwalt@ru.ac.za Teaching areas include: Labour and left history, movements, politics and theory; Political economy and economic sociology, with a focus on neo-liberal … Continue reading 2012 University / work webpage (mirror and link + UPDATE)…
Category: Race & national liberation struggles
These pieces examine imperialism, colonialism, race, the national question, and national liberation struggles -including anarchist/ syndicalist positions
[REVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Triumph and Tragedy of a South African Communist: Ray Simons, 1914-2004 – review of Ray Alexander Simons, 2004, ‘All my Life and All my Strength'”
van der Walt, Lucien, (2007), "Triumph and Tragedy of a South African Communist: Ray Simons, 1914-2004 [review of Ray Alexander Simons, 2004, All my Life and All my Strength]," Khanya: a journal for activists, number 13 The previous link to the review went down. The PDF is now online here (mirrors here or here). The text … Continue reading [REVIEW]: Lucien van der Walt, 2007, “Triumph and Tragedy of a South African Communist: Ray Simons, 1914-2004 – review of Ray Alexander Simons, 2004, ‘All my Life and All my Strength'”
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Anarchism and Syndicalism in an African Port City: the revolutionary traditions of Cape Town’s multiracial working class, 1904-1931”
Lucien van der Walt, 2011, "Anarchism and Syndicalism in an African Port City: the revolutionary traditions of Cape Town's multiracial working class, 1904-1931," Labor History, Volume 52, Issue 2, pp. 137-171 PDF online here. The Cape Town docks in 1919, site of the joint strike between the syndicalist Industrial Workers of Africa (IWA) and the … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Anarchism and Syndicalism in an African Port City: the revolutionary traditions of Cape Town’s multiracial working class, 1904-1931”
[JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Negro e Vermelho: anarquismo, sindicalismo revolucionário e pessoas de cor na África Meridional nas décadas de 1880-1920”
Negro e Vermelho: anarquismo, sindicalismo revolucionário e pessoas de cor na África Meridional nas décadas de 1880-1920 Lucien van der Walt Mundos del Trabalho, volume 2, number 4 (Brazil), pp. 174-218. PDF is here (and mirrored here) Cena de 1918 do protesto contra em Witwatersrand, na qual Cetiwe e Kraai foram figuras chave. Resumo Este … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “Negro e Vermelho: anarquismo, sindicalismo revolucionário e pessoas de cor na África Meridional nas décadas de 1880-1920”
[JOURNAL]: Peter Cole & Lucien van der Walt , 2011, “Crossing the Color Lines, Crossing the Continents: Comparing the Racial Politics of the IWW in South Africa and the United States, 1905-1925”
Peter Cole & Lucien van der Walt "Crossing the Color Lines, Crossing the Continents: Comparing the Racial Politics of the IWW in South Africa and the United States, 1905-1925" Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies, Vol. 12, No. 1, January 2011, 69-96 PDF is available here. ABSTRACT In two of the … Continue reading [JOURNAL]: Peter Cole & Lucien van der Walt , 2011, “Crossing the Color Lines, Crossing the Continents: Comparing the Racial Politics of the IWW in South Africa and the United States, 1905-1925”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “[Dunbar, Thibedi, Sigamoney]: A Look at Three figures from the IWW in South Africa”
Lucien van der Walt, 2011, "International Labor Struggles: A Look At Three Figures From The IWW In South Africa," Industrial Worker, May 2011, no. 1735, p. 15 Get the PDF here A Look At Three Figures From The IWW In South Africa Lucien van der Walt The Industrial Workers of the World (IWW, … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2011, “[Dunbar, Thibedi, Sigamoney]: A Look at Three figures from the IWW in South Africa”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 1992, “South Africa: Looking back at the Rio Summit farce”
A discussion of the first Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1992, which proved an absolute failure in terms of attempts to halt environmental destruction. I wrote this for a short-lived anarchist paper called Revolt, published in Johannesburg in 1992 (it appeared in issue #2; there wasn't, in fact, an issue #1!). There … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 1992, “South Africa: Looking back at the Rio Summit farce”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Towards a History of Anarchist Anti-imperialism: ‘In This Struggle, Only The Workers And Peasants Will Go All The Way To The End'”
First published in the Against War and Terrorism compilation (2001); besides numerous reprints in English, it has also been translated into French - here and Greek - here. PDF version from Against War and Terrorism is online here PDF version from The Peak is online here PDF version from The NorthEastern Anarchist: a magazine of class struggle theory … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Towards a History of Anarchist Anti-imperialism: ‘In This Struggle, Only The Workers And Peasants Will Go All The Way To The End'”
[REVIEW ESSAY]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “‘Fix It or Nix It?’ The anti-globalisation movement – review of J. Brecher, T. Costello and B. Smith, 2000, ‘Globalisation from Below: the power of solidarity'”
van der Walt, Lucien, (2001), "'Fix It or Nix It? The anti-globalisation movement [Review of J. Brecher, T. Costello and B. Smith, 2000, Globalisation from Below: the power of solidarity]," South African Labour Bulletin, volume 25, number 5 PDF online here
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “The Political Significance of NEPAD: a homegrown recipe for neo-liberalism”
Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “The Political Significance of NEPAD”, Zabalaza: a southern African journal of revolutionary anarchism, number 5. Get the Zabalaza PDF here Reprinted as Lucien van der Walt, 2003/2004, "NEPAD: New Partnership for Africa's Exploitation" in Anarcho-syndicalist Review, #38. Get the ASR PDF here The New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD), adopted … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2004, “The Political Significance of NEPAD: a homegrown recipe for neo-liberalism”
[ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Revolutionary Anarchism and the Anti-Globalization Movement”
Previously published in Red and Black Revolution: a magazine of libertarian communism, number 5, 2001 Original PDF is online here In the wake of the Seattle riots of 1999, Lucien van der Walt explains how he thinks anarchists should relate to the burgeoning anti-globalisation movement. Riot police battling youth. Armed forces locking down … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Lucien van der Walt, 2001, “Revolutionary Anarchism and the Anti-Globalization Movement”
[ANALYSIS]: Sam Kariuki& Lucien van der Walt, “Land Reform in South Africa: still waiting”
Previously published in Southern Africa Report, volume 15, number 3, May 2000, pp. 19-22 Original PDF online here The land reform process in South Africa underlines how patterns of class, gender, and racial inequality have been reproduced in the `new South Africa.' The achievement of a non-racial parliament was an enormous advance for ordinary people. … Continue reading [ANALYSIS]: Sam Kariuki& Lucien van der Walt, “Land Reform in South Africa: still waiting”
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