Winter of Discontent A Story about Dunedin Opposition to the 1981 Springbok Tour |
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| Author:
| Eyre, Tony |
| Series title: | Winter of Discontent Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4835-0449-0 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | BookBaby
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $3.99 |
Book Description:
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1981 was the year that South Africa's national rugby team - the Springboks - accepted an invitation from the NZ Rugby Football Union to tour New Zealand to play rugby against a number of provincial sides as well as a four test series against our national team - the All Blacks. The Springbok Tour took place in the midst of an ideologically divided country and became a flashpoint for civil disruption on a scale never before witnessed in New Zealand. This book is a personal account...
More Description1981 was the year that South Africa's national rugby team - the Springboks - accepted an invitation from the NZ Rugby Football Union to tour New Zealand to play rugby against a number of provincial sides as well as a four test series against our national team - the All Blacks. The Springbok Tour took place in the midst of an ideologically divided country and became a flashpoint for civil disruption on a scale never before witnessed in New Zealand. This book is a personal account (largely from a protester's viewpoint) of how one city, Dunedin - a South Island university town with a population of around 125,000 - responded in its opposition to the 1981 Springbok tour.