Robin Renwick

Helen Suzman (eBook, ePUB)

Bright Star in a Dark Chamber: The Biography

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Helen Suzman was the voice of South Africa’s conscience during the darkest days of apartheid. She stood alone in parliament, confronted by a legion of highly chauvinist male politicians. Armed with the relentless determination and biting wit for which she became renowned, Suzman battled the racist regime and earned her reputation as a legendary anti-apartheid campaigner. Despite constant antagonism and the threat of violence, she forced into the global spotlight the injustices of the country’s minority rule. Access to Suzman’s papers, including her unpublished correspondence with Nelson Mandela, was granted by her family to the author, former British ambassador to South Africa Robin Renwick, who has penned a book rich with examples of her humour and political brilliance. This first full biography goes beyond her famous struggle against apartheid into her criticisms of the post-apartheid government. It is a fascinating insight into the life of a truly great South African and her role in one of the most important struggles in modern history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Biteback Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Januar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849547093
• Artikelnr.: 40475870

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Introduction
Like everybody else, I long to be loved. But I am not
prepared to make any concessions whatsoever
xi
Chapter I
And when he was dead, did you
still think he was shamming?
1
Chapter II
He regarded her as a troublemaker
9
Chapter III
Bright star in a dark chamber
35
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Chapter IV
He should go into the townships, heavily
disguised as a human being
57
Chapter V
Our Lady of the Prisoners
85
Chapter VI
Mrs Rosenkowitz and her sextuplets
103
Chapter VII
She had fought the government tooth and nail
121
Chapter VIII
Quite inevitably, time is on our side
143
Chapter IX
The struggle continues
155
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Chapter X
If she could speak truth to power then, when
it was so dangerous, we must do so now
175
Appendix
187
Notes
205
Acknowledgements
215