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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsShades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africaby Patraigh Omalley
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The inside story of South Afric‛s anti-apartheid movement, told through the experiences of one of its unsung heroes, with an introduction by Nelson Mandela A South African of Indian descent, Mac Maharaj was a potent force in the Communist Party and African National Congress for nearly four decades. Tortured by South African security forces, he served twelve years in prison with Nelson Mandela and was able to smuggle out a painstakingly miniaturized copy of Mandel‛s autobiography. He continued to play a key role in the movement and participated in the negotiations that ultimately led to a free South Africa in 1994. In Mandel‛s new government, he served as minister of transport. Drawing on extensive interviews with Maharaj over the last eleven years, Padraig ‛Malley vividly captures the experiences of this South African freedom fighter. By telling Mahara‛s story, ‛Malley sheds new light on the decades-long battle against apartheid as well as the more recent struggle to build a free South Africa. Review:"In this groundbreaking biography of a central figure in the fight to end South African apartheid, O'Malley draws on every aspect of Maharaj's life and the society in which he lived in order to understand South Africa's changing racial and political context over the past 100 years. Based on extensive interviews with Maharaj, this is an often harrowing read, recounting his torture as a political prisoner and the many difficulties and setbacks suffered by underground activists within and outside of South Africa. Maharaj — a first-person narrator in most of the book — comes across as an imperfect and deeply human hero, animated by his stubborn streak to devote his entire life to the cause. Few people have had a more eventful life, and the book has some of the flavor of spy vs. spy: 'My blazer was stolen from the bedroom of our hideout. In the blazer, which was part of my disguise, was three thousand dollars. The blazer had my pocket diary, in the inside cover of which I had written key contact numbers.' A lengthy foreword by Nelson Mandela touches on his relationship with Maharaj, his decision to make him minister of transport in the first free South African government, and the time they shared imprisoned on Robben Island." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Synopsis:The inside story of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement is told through the experiences of one of its unsung heroes: freedom fighter Mac Maharaj. About the AuthorPadraig ‛Malley is a scholar, author, and mediator. The author of Biting at the Grave, one of The New York Times Editor‛ Choice Best Books of 1990, he was involved in negotiations to end the conflict in Northern Ireland. ‛Malley is the founding editor of the New England Journal of Public Policy and is currently a visiting professor of political studies at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
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