Author: Allister Sparks
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226768557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
He concludes with a vivid assessment of the problems facing South Africa in the new era.
Tomorrow Is Another Country
Author: Allister Sparks
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226768557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
He concludes with a vivid assessment of the problems facing South Africa in the new era.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226768557
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
He concludes with a vivid assessment of the problems facing South Africa in the new era.
Tomorrow Is Another Country
Author: Alliste Sparks
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448135001
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Tomorrow is Another Country celebrates the miraculous social, moral and political transformation in South Africa signaled by the death of apartheid. For the first time, the true events which shaped history are revealed in this fascinating account. A drama hidden behind official world coverage, which stretches back to the four years before Nelson Mandela was released from jail in February 1990. Allister Sparks, South Africa's award-winning journalist, tells an extraordinary story of secret meetings between leading government parties, their political prisoners and the outlawed opposition - a dangerous, bloody political conflict which led to the historic election of 1994.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448135001
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 229
Book Description
Tomorrow is Another Country celebrates the miraculous social, moral and political transformation in South Africa signaled by the death of apartheid. For the first time, the true events which shaped history are revealed in this fascinating account. A drama hidden behind official world coverage, which stretches back to the four years before Nelson Mandela was released from jail in February 1990. Allister Sparks, South Africa's award-winning journalist, tells an extraordinary story of secret meetings between leading government parties, their political prisoners and the outlawed opposition - a dangerous, bloody political conflict which led to the historic election of 1994.
Tomorrow is Another Country
Author: Allister Sparks
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780434002924
Category : Negotiation
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A story of the negotiations in the period leading up to South Africa's transformation from apartheid to non-racial democracy.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 9780434002924
Category : Negotiation
Languages : en
Pages : 254
Book Description
A story of the negotiations in the period leading up to South Africa's transformation from apartheid to non-racial democracy.
Beyond the Miracle
Author: Allister Sparks
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226768588
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
In Sparks' third book on South Africa, he writes about the outcomes and continuing struggles of a post-Mandela elected government. The democracy faces a widening gap between rich and poor, continued racial and ethnic tensions, and conflicts with other countries such the Congo and Zimbabwe. He describes it as a land where the First and Third World meet, with examples that are important to other countries facing the same challenges.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 9780226768588
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
In Sparks' third book on South Africa, he writes about the outcomes and continuing struggles of a post-Mandela elected government. The democracy faces a widening gap between rich and poor, continued racial and ethnic tensions, and conflicts with other countries such the Congo and Zimbabwe. He describes it as a land where the First and Third World meet, with examples that are important to other countries facing the same challenges.
Tomorrow is Another Day
Author: Narmala Shewcharan
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
They were all beggars at the gate, thinks Asha, as she joins the vast queue for visas outside the American Embassy. In a corrupt, seedy dictatorship, whose citizens feel it's a prison outside too, what else is there to do? But the option of escape is not open to, or desired by all. There are other choices to be made. Should Jagru quit the opposition and try to influence the ruling party from within? When will Manu's luck with smuggling run out? Where is Lal's duty? With his family or fighting the Government? Is Chandi's concern with her children enough? In a country uncommonly like Guyana of the 1980s, a state beset by economic collapse, political dictatorship and social corruption, Narmala Shewcharan's skilfully constructed novel brings together the lives of five interlinked sets of characters. Without imposing easy judgements, Narmala Shewcharan takes us inside the choices her characters make, and their price. Whilst her vision of their nightmarish world is bleak in portraying the human costs of social fragmentation, the novel also asserts the moral basis of community in the very web of effect each individual choice has on the lives of others. Narmala Shewcharan was born in Guyana where she worked as a journalist. She now works as a university lecturer and anthropologist in London.
Publisher: Peepal Tree Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
They were all beggars at the gate, thinks Asha, as she joins the vast queue for visas outside the American Embassy. In a corrupt, seedy dictatorship, whose citizens feel it's a prison outside too, what else is there to do? But the option of escape is not open to, or desired by all. There are other choices to be made. Should Jagru quit the opposition and try to influence the ruling party from within? When will Manu's luck with smuggling run out? Where is Lal's duty? With his family or fighting the Government? Is Chandi's concern with her children enough? In a country uncommonly like Guyana of the 1980s, a state beset by economic collapse, political dictatorship and social corruption, Narmala Shewcharan's skilfully constructed novel brings together the lives of five interlinked sets of characters. Without imposing easy judgements, Narmala Shewcharan takes us inside the choices her characters make, and their price. Whilst her vision of their nightmarish world is bleak in portraying the human costs of social fragmentation, the novel also asserts the moral basis of community in the very web of effect each individual choice has on the lives of others. Narmala Shewcharan was born in Guyana where she worked as a journalist. She now works as a university lecturer and anthropologist in London.
Another Country
Author: James Baldwin
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141186372
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
After Rufus Scott, an embittered and unemployed black jazz-musician commits suicide, his sister Ida and old friend Vivaldo become lovers. Yet their feelings for each other are complicated by Rufus's friends, especially the homosexual actor Eric Jones who has been Vivaldo's lover.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141186372
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
After Rufus Scott, an embittered and unemployed black jazz-musician commits suicide, his sister Ida and old friend Vivaldo become lovers. Yet their feelings for each other are complicated by Rufus's friends, especially the homosexual actor Eric Jones who has been Vivaldo's lover.
My Own Country
Author: Abraham Verghese
Publisher: BookRags
ISBN:
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
Publisher: BookRags
ISBN:
Category : AIDS (Disease)
Languages : en
Pages : 42
Book Description
An Economic History of South Africa
Author: C. H. Feinstein
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521850919
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This book examines five hundred years of South African economic history.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521850919
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
This book examines five hundred years of South African economic history.
Tomorrow Is Never Promised: Aaron's Story
Author: Dennis Brown
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1633381064
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Tomorrow Is Never Promised: Aaron's Story is a dad's journey through the tragedy, shock and pain of losing his teenage son in an automobile accident. You will learn about a young man destined for great things and how that all changed one Friday morning. Most of all, you will journey with his family as they "walk through the valley of the shadow of death" and discover hope and healing on the other side. Dennis Brown has been a lifelong resident of Spartanburg County, S.C. He has been married to
Publisher: Fulton Books, Inc.
ISBN: 1633381064
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 87
Book Description
Tomorrow Is Never Promised: Aaron's Story is a dad's journey through the tragedy, shock and pain of losing his teenage son in an automobile accident. You will learn about a young man destined for great things and how that all changed one Friday morning. Most of all, you will journey with his family as they "walk through the valley of the shadow of death" and discover hope and healing on the other side. Dennis Brown has been a lifelong resident of Spartanburg County, S.C. He has been married to
Country of My Skull
Author: Antjie Krog
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307420507
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Ever since Nelson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years behind bars, South Africa has been undergoing a radical transformation. In one of the most miraculous events of the century, the oppressive system of apartheid was dismantled. Repressive laws mandating separation of the races were thrown out. The country, which had been carved into a crazy quilt that reserved the most prosperous areas for whites and the most desolate and backward for blacks, was reunited. The dreaded and dangerous security force, which for years had systematically tortured, spied upon, and harassed people of color and their white supporters, was dismantled. But how could this country--one of spectacular beauty and promise--come to terms with its ugly past? How could its people, whom the oppressive white government had pitted against one another, live side by side as friends and neighbors? To begin the healing process, Nelson Mandela created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by the renowned cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Established in 1995, the commission faced the awesome task of hearing the testimony of the victims of apartheid as well as the oppressors. Amnesty was granted to those who offered a full confession of any crimes associated with apartheid. Since the commission began its work, it has been the central player in a drama that has riveted the country. In this book, Antjie Krog, a South African journalist and poet who has covered the work of the commission, recounts the drama, the horrors, the wrenching personal stories of the victims and their families. Through the testimonies of victims of abuse and violence, from the appearance of Winnie Mandela to former South African president P. W. Botha's extraordinary courthouse press conference, this award-winning poet leads us on an amazing journey. Country of My Skull captures the complexity of the Truth Commission's work. The narrative is often traumatic, vivid, and provocative. Krog's powerful prose lures the reader actively and inventively through a mosaic of insights, impressions, and secret themes. This compelling tale is Antjie Krog's profound literary account of the mending of a country that was in colossal need of change.
Publisher: Crown
ISBN: 0307420507
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Ever since Nelson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twenty-seven years behind bars, South Africa has been undergoing a radical transformation. In one of the most miraculous events of the century, the oppressive system of apartheid was dismantled. Repressive laws mandating separation of the races were thrown out. The country, which had been carved into a crazy quilt that reserved the most prosperous areas for whites and the most desolate and backward for blacks, was reunited. The dreaded and dangerous security force, which for years had systematically tortured, spied upon, and harassed people of color and their white supporters, was dismantled. But how could this country--one of spectacular beauty and promise--come to terms with its ugly past? How could its people, whom the oppressive white government had pitted against one another, live side by side as friends and neighbors? To begin the healing process, Nelson Mandela created the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, headed by the renowned cleric Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Established in 1995, the commission faced the awesome task of hearing the testimony of the victims of apartheid as well as the oppressors. Amnesty was granted to those who offered a full confession of any crimes associated with apartheid. Since the commission began its work, it has been the central player in a drama that has riveted the country. In this book, Antjie Krog, a South African journalist and poet who has covered the work of the commission, recounts the drama, the horrors, the wrenching personal stories of the victims and their families. Through the testimonies of victims of abuse and violence, from the appearance of Winnie Mandela to former South African president P. W. Botha's extraordinary courthouse press conference, this award-winning poet leads us on an amazing journey. Country of My Skull captures the complexity of the Truth Commission's work. The narrative is often traumatic, vivid, and provocative. Krog's powerful prose lures the reader actively and inventively through a mosaic of insights, impressions, and secret themes. This compelling tale is Antjie Krog's profound literary account of the mending of a country that was in colossal need of change.