The early Nelson comes across as a man consumed by insecurity and ambition, plagued by inner strife and anger.
- Lecturer, Culture and Media department, Birkbeck, University of London
The book is a gripping read for anyone interested in late 20th century history, and in the end of apartheid.
A historian counters the popular view that the 1989 collapse of the Berlin Wall set in motion talks to end apartheid. The process was unstoppable by then.
The politically ambitious Sisulu’s most recent campaigning grenade came in her cynical attack on the country’s constitution and judiciary.
The posturing is bound to continue. But at the age of 78 Jacob Zuma’s long day in the sun is over.
Kaunda will be remembered as a giant of 20th century African nationalism – a leader who gave refuge to revolutionary movements, a relatively benign autocrat and an international diplomat.
The book shows that the claim made by some analysts that it was the fall of communism that prompted moves towards negotiations to end apartheid is off the mark.
Author shows how politicians intent on settling problems by physically eliminating opponents tap into a ready source of assassins from within the taxi industry.
Mandela left at the right time in 1999, when the country still seemed in a healthy state, after which he consolidated his international reputation.
La vida en la prisión es rutinaria: cada día como el anterior; cada semana como la anterior, de modo que los meses y años se confunden entre sí.
La vie en prison est une question de routine : chaque journée est identique à la précédente, chaque semaine également, de sorte que les mois et les années se fondent les uns dans les autres.
Prison life is about routine: each day like the one before; each week like the one before it, so that the months and years blend into each other.
Moe Shaik fancies himself as an analyst who can read people well. And yet, he has a rather large blind spot for his leaders – until they fall out with him.
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