Front Matter Source: Africa Today, Vol. 17, No. 5, Apartheid and Imperialism: A Study of U. S. Corporate Involvement in South Africa (Sep. - Oct., 1970), pp. 25-29 Published by: Indiana University Press Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4185113 . Accessed: 16/06/2014 12:30 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp . JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact [email protected]. . Indiana University Press is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Africa Today. http://www.jstor.org This content downloaded from 194.29.185.216 on Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:30:11 PM All use subject to JSTOR Terms and Conditions
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Front MatterSource: Africa Today, Vol. 17, No. 5, Apartheid and Imperialism: A Study of U. S. CorporateInvolvement in South Africa (Sep. - Oct., 1970), pp. 25-29Published by: Indiana University PressStable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/4185113 .
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A Study of U. S. Corporate Involvetnent in South Africa 1
South Africa's Econoimic Framnework 5
Labor in South Africa 8
South Africa Has a Friend on Wall Street 15
Oiling the Apartheid Machine 17
Not All That Glitters Is Gold. 21
Our Man - Still in Africa 26
South Africa's Gold Industry 30
Major Contributors to Apartheid 33
The Rubber Industry 38
Conclusion 39
Apartheid and the Atlantic Defense Systetn 40
Book Report 43
This issue has been prepared by The Amnerican Coin- mittee on Africa, 164 Madison Ave., New York, N. Y.
About the Cover
and this Issue
All of the photographs reprinted on the cover were taken in 1970 inside South Africa. This portrait of apartheid, imperialism and U. S. corporate presence is almost worth more than a thousand words.
In opposition to this alliance are the words and actions of South Africans such as African National Congress leader, Nelson Mandela. Be- fore his imprisonment on Robben Island, .Man- dela travelled widely. In 1962 he spoke before the Pan African Freedom Movement of East and Central Africa Conference in Addis Ababa. His words hold true today.
South Africa is now a land ruled by the gun. The Government is increasing the size of its army, of the navy, of its air force, and the police.... Armament fac- tories are being set up in Johannesburg and other cities. Officers of the South African army have visited Algeria (then French controlled) and Angola where
Ilhey were briefed exclusively on methods of suppressing popular struggles. All op- portunities for peaceful agitation and
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EDITORS: George W. Shepherd, Jr.. Tilden LeMelle, Ezeliel Mphahlele, Univ. of Denver
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Editorial Contributors Board: Robert Browne-Black Economic Research Council Fred Burke-SUNY at Buffalo Kenneth Carstens-National Council of Churches Leo Cefkin-Colorado State Univ. Stanley Diamond-New School for Soc. Research William H. Friedland-UCSC Collin Gonze -UAW George Houser-American Committee on Africa Betsy Landis - U. N.
John Marcum-Univ. of Denver Robert I. Rotberg-MIT Donald Rothchild-UC at Davis James Scarritt-Univ. of Colorado Richard L. Sklar-UCLA Richard Stevens -Lincoln Univ, Sheldon Weeks -Harvard Univ. Peter Weiss-American Committee on Africa Immanuel Wallerstein-Columbia Univ.
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Drawing on firsthand observations and insights, Dr. and Mrs. Melady now offer America a means of playing a strategic role in overcoming and healing the wounds inflicted on the human family by poverty, race and distorted religion. It is a way "to reach a world which is not a utopia but which will provide opportunities in an atmosphere of relative tranquility."
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THE EXAMPLE OF SHAKESPEARE Critical Essays in African Literature
John Pepper Clark J. P. Clark takes a critical look at African litera- ture in this collection of five essays which origi- nally appeared in Transition, Nigeria Magazine, Presence Africaine, African Forum and Black Orpheus. His subjects are "Themes of African Poetry of English Expression," "Aspects of Ni- gerian Drama," "The Communication Line Be- tween Poet and Public," "The Useless Scene in Othello" and "The Legacy of Caliban." ca. 80 p. $4.95 November
WEST AFRICAN RESISTANCE The Military Response to Colonial Occupation
Michael Crowder, Ed. Scant attention has thus far been paid to West African military resistance to 19th century colo- nial occupation. The resourceful and extensive strategy of the Africans in resisting their better armed invaders is the subject of these ten case studies. Well-balanced in scope, they cover both the successes and failures and the efforts of large and small states. 320 p. ca. $15.00 November
THE MISSION OR SCENES IN AFRICA Captain Frederick Marryat Colonial Novel Series Originally published in 1845, The Mission is one of the first "colonial novels" to be written. Set in Southern Africa in the early 1800s, it sheds im- portant light on an era in which racial relations, oDinions and beliefs had not yet hardened, al- though the lines along which they would develop were already clearly delineated. 308 p. $12.50 November
ZULU POEMS Mazisi Kunene This is a collection of 100 poems originally written in Zulu by one of Africa's leading poets. The poems were chosen by tne author on the basis of their translateability into English and the variety of poetic forms they represent. The book contains a brief but lucid analysis of tradi- tional and modern Zulu poetry. 95 p. $4.95 ($1 95 paper) October
A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SIERRA LEONE 1925-1967 Geoffrey J. Williams, Ed. This comprehensive bibliography records all the books and more important papers which have been published about Sierra Leone, its peoples and culture since 1925. Covering both English as well as foreign material, the bibliography lists over 3,000 entries and is classified according to the Universal Decimal Classification system, usinq a total of 145 subject divisions. Author and geographical indexes are included. 224 p. S18.00 November
CASUALTIES Poems 1966/1968 John Pepper Clark J. P. Clark's latest volume of poetry carries the cry of a man of courage and humanity in the face of what he calls "the unspeakable events that almost tore apart Nigeria." It is a lament for the casualties, living and dead, of the Nigerian civil war. 63 p. $2.75 September
REFLECTIONS ON THE NIGERIAN CIVIL WAR Facing the Future Raph Uwechue New, Revised and Expanded Edition Forewords by Leopold Sedar Senghor and Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe In this new edition of a book recently hailed in Europe as a rarely objective approach to Nigeria's civil crisis, Mr. Uwechue has now added two epilogues in which he takes a pene- trating look into the.genesis of Biafra's failure and proposes an elastic federal union as a via- ble solution to Nigeria's problems. ca. 210 p. $8.95 September
A DESTINY TO MOULD Selected Speeches by the Prime Minister of Guyana Forbes Burnham As the first black republic in the Caribbean Commonwealth, Guyana's present stability and status are primarily due to the leadership of Forbes Burnham. This collection of speeches, statements and broadcasts reveal the life of a man concerned not only with his own country but with the struggle and future of all colonial people, as his speeches on African affairs dem- onstrate. The subjects of Burnham's remarks range from developments in Guyana to tributes to John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King and Patrice Lumumba. 275 p. $7.95 Published
An important new periodical: AFRICANA LIBRARY JOURNAL. A quarterly bibliography & news bulletin Hans M. Zell, Editor 48 pages per issue 8? xI 1 Published quarterly Volume I, nos. 1-3 now published; no. 4 available December 1970. Subscription rates: Library & Institutional rate: $20.00 per annum ($22.00 foreign) Individuals: $13.50 per annum ($15.00 foreign) Please write for a free specimen copy.
WEST AFRICAN CHIEFS Their Changing Status Under Colonial Rule and Independence Michael Crowder and Obaro Ikime, Eds. This symposium provides not only fresh per- spectives on the subject of chieftaincy in West Africa but adds a new dimension to the discus- sion of the controversy over indirect and direct rule during colonial times. Contributors include: Pierre Alexandre, E. A. Ayandele, David Broken- sha, Michael Crowder, John Paden, Elliott Skin- ner, Jean Suret-Canale and Ivor Wilks. 538 p. $18.00 November
AFRICAN "PRIMITIVES": Function and Form in Atrican Masks and Figures G. W. Sannes Virtually all African art has a definite function and significance. This is especially true of Afri- can masks and figures. Here Dr. Sannes pro- vides an enlightening introduction to his detailed description of 40 masks and figures from West Africa; he also outlines their probable function and origin and assesses their artistic merits. For added practical value, a bibliography and com- prehensive list of museums containing African art is appended. 113 p. 40 plates $9.50 Sept.
MAJOR DANE'S GARDEN Margery Perham Colonial Novel Series Dame Margery's account of her first-hand ex- periences in British Somaliland affords not only a brilliant insight into the life of the colonial administrators and civil servants, but is also a first rate story by one of the most respected Afri- canists of the time. ca. 280 p. $12.50 November
MUSEUMS IN AFRICA A Directory Gundolf Seidenspinner, Comp. Published in association with the German Africa Society, this is the first directory to the mu- seums in Africa, including botanical and zoo- logical gardens and art galleries. Each entry provides complete name and address, hours of admission, nature of collections, number of spe- cial exhibits, publications plus a host of other data. 598 p. $19.75 October
RHODESIA: A HUMAN GEOGRAPHY George Kay Rhodesia's politics have often obscured her other characteristics. This book-illustrated with many photographs-puts the country in its true perspective without sidestepping the racial question. It examines Rhodesia's human and historical background, its physical setting, and population structure and patterns. 186 p. illus. maps. $12.50 November
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