{"product_id":"cultural-relations-between-switzerland-and-apartheid-south-africa","title":"CULTURAL RELATIONS BETWEEN SWITZERLAND AND APARTHEID SOUTH AFRICA","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e372pp., illus., paperback,\u003c\/em\u003e Basler Afrika Bibliographien, Basel, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9783906927749\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection of essays \u003cspan\u003eexamines how, between 1948 and 1994, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSwitzerland acted as an enabler of apartheid-era cultural life \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhile other nations imposed cultural boycotts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The research covers jazz, classical music, architecture, theatre and literature, emphasising how culture was used to bypass international isolation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe essays are derived in large part from the papers given at a conference held in Basel in May 2023, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation and organised by the Basler Afrika Bibliographien in collaboration with the Bern Academy of the Arts and the Centre for African Studies at the University of Basel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStephanus Muller\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor at Stellenbosch University and the Director of its Africa Open Institute.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChris Walton\u003c\/strong\u003e is a research associate at the Bern Academy of the Arts and Honorary Professor at Africa Open Institute, Stellenbosch University.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Muller (S.) \u0026 Walton (C.) eds.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42282264821806,"sku":null,"price":350.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/CulturalRelatio.jpg?v=1776683578","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/cultural-relations-between-switzerland-and-apartheid-south-africa","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}