Released in 1973 , but facing a banning order and house arrest , Hirson and his family moved to England . There he found posts at Middlesex University and Bradford University . He initially lectured in physics , but in 1986 enrolled for a PhD in history . Beginning with '' Year of fire , year of ash '' , a record of the Soweto uprising , Hirson wrote a series of works on the history of the left and the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa . He collaborated with Hillel Ticktin of '' Critique '' , and founded the critical journal '' Searchlight South Africa '' with Paul Trewhela
Soweto uprising
Soweto uprising
Baruch Hirson