Year of Fire, Year of Ash

this book will stand for many years as a leading study of the brave uprising in 1976-77 by tens of thousands of South Africa's young people now known to the world as the Soweto Revolt. This book is important not just because of its careful documentation or lucid style, but for the depth and perceptiveness of its political insights. Its central question is: To what extent can the Black Consciousness Movement provide a viable ideological platform for future revolutionary struggle? I is a question that no one concerned for the future of South Africa can ignore.