Dancing on Our Bones

New Zealand, South Africa, Rugby and Racism

• Author(s): Trevor Lawson Richards,
• Publisher: Bridget Williams Books
• Pages: 300
• ISBN_10: 1877242004
  ISBN_13: 9781877242007
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs , History / General , Political Science / Human Rights , Social Science / Discrimination , Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations , Sports & Recreation / Rugby , Sports & Recreation / Cultural & Social Aspects ,

Description:... 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.