Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Arts in the subject history at the University of South Africa. This thesis includes chapters on the role of South African Defence Force in perpetuating the apartheid state; The emergence of conscientious objection: early alliances and issues leading to the formation of the ECC; building the ECC; the campaign takes off; a changing campaign under the state of emergency; the end of the campaign; Changing whites attitudes to conscription as reflected by the white commercial press; Changing white attitudes to conscription as reflected by white popular magazines; The role of graphics in the conscription debate
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The end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid

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- 26 Jun 2019

South African History Online. (2016, February 22). The end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid . South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120322
South African History Online (2016) ' The end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid ', South African History Online, 22 February. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120322 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).
South African History Online, The end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120322, (accessed 22 July 2026).
" The end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid ." South African History Online, 22 Feb. 2016, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120322. Accessed 22 July 2026.
South African History Online. " The end conscription campaign 1983-1988: a study of white extra-parliamentary opposition to apartheid ." South African History Online. February 22, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/R-0120322.
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