Sharpeville an apartheid massacre and its consequences by tom lodgeoxford and new york ny oxford university press 2011 448 pp gbp2000 2995 hardback. In sharpeville tom lodge explains how and why the massacre occurred looking at the social and political background to the events of march 1960 as well as the long term consequences of the shootings lodge offers a gripping account of the massacre itself as well as the wider events that accompanied the tragedy particularly the simultaneous protest in cape town which helped prolong the political crisis that developed in the wake of the shootings. Sharpeville an apartheid massacre and its consequences making of the modern world author tom lodge publisher oup oxford 2011 isbn 0191617342 9780191617348 length 448 pages subjects. Hello sign in account lists account returns orders try. The events at sharpeville deeply affected the attitudes of both black and white in south africa and provided a major stimulus to the development of an international anti apartheid movement in sharpeville tom lodge explains how and why the massacre occurred looking at the social and political background to the events of march 1960 as well