Out of print.
Dancing on Our Bones traces the history of opposition to playing sport with South Africa from an early 1921 Springboks versus Māori rugby match onwards.
In this vivid account of a sport dominated by the politics of apartheid, Trevor Richards asks: what does an issue that sparked so much controversy over so many years tell us about ourselves? Richards, who as leader of Halt All Racist Tours for 23 years was a principal actor in the drama, brings a unique perspective to the subject. His account is compelling and his challenge on the issue of racism in this or any country remains unsettling.
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Introduction
A battle for the soul of New Zealand
Section One 1902–1968 A history of New Zealand’s first capitulation to South Africa
1. 1902–1948: Neither forgotten nor forgiven
2. 1948–1966: Cutting into very deep principles
3. 1966–1968: New concerns
Section Two 1969–1981 From the eye of the storm: New Zealand responds to apartheid
4. 1969–1970: Establishing a movement
5. 1971–April 1973: Standing the established order on its head
6. April 1973–November 1975: The inter-war years
7. November 1975–June 1977: New Zealand stands alone
8. July 1977–Winter 1981: A country divided against itself
Section Three: October 1981-1996 A closing of the circle
9. 1981–1990: A slow unravelling
10. Looking at ourselves
11. 1990–1996: Building a new relationship
Appendix: The Gleneagles Agreement