The Clausewitzian and Heuristic Evolution of the ANC' s Armed Struggle: A Dependent Pillar of the South African Revolution

dc.creator	Gcwelumusa Chrysostomus Khwela
dc.date	2012-02-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T20:08:20Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T20:08:20Z
dc.identifier	10.5787/30-2-180
dc.identifier	2224-0020
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/ca5cef44f9094947b2322e34719e0c33
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/8137
dc.identifier.uri	https://doaj.org/article/ca5cef44f9094947b2322e34719e0c33
dc.description	<p>The paper tries to address the armed struggle as one of the pillars of the South African revolution, especially its adoption, together with the underground component, after all other avenues had been restricted. The argument emphasises the centrality of the political struggle, particularly the other two pillars of the revolution: mass mobilisation and international isolation of the racist government. The armed struggle and the underground are regarded as extension pillars necessitated by objective conditions, which demanded the ANC to reveal its existence through other means, since it was banned as a legal political force internally. This argument is stressed by looking at the nature of the adoption of the armed struggle, its heuristic evolution, from armed propaganda until the late 1970s, and particularly the 1980s, when there was more focus on revolutionary people's war, its protracted nature, the role and structure of the people's army, and the armed seizure of political power through insurrection. Thereafter the paper discusses the debate that emerged with the realisation that there were possibilities of a negotiated settlement, the subsequent contest between absolute and relative victories, and the preparation of the cadres for integration into the new SANDF. The paper concludes with the need to revisit the Integration Process, especially the need to re-orient the uniformed members' political attitudes towards a common cause.</p>
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Military Science (Military Academy)
dc.relation	http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/180
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/2224-0020
dc.source	Scientia Militaria : South African Journal of Military Studies, Vol 30, Iss 2 (2012)
dc.subject	the armed struggle
dc.subject	political struggle
dc.subject	ANC
dc.subject	mass mobilisation and international isolation of the racist government
dc.subject	SANDF
dc.subject	The Clausewitzian and Heuristic Evolution of the ANC' s Armed Struggle
dc.subject	revolutionary people's war
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	DOAJ:Military Science
dc.subject	DOAJ:Technology and Engineering
dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.subject	Military Science
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dc.title	The Clausewitzian and Heuristic Evolution of the ANC' s Armed Struggle: A Dependent Pillar of the South African Revolution
dc.type	Article