Rivonia: Operation Mayibuye
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: presentation letter stapled to fep - South African embassy in Canberra.
At the epicentre of one of the most consequential political trials of the twentieth century stands the Rivonia Trial — and Rivonia: Operation Mayibuye presents a meticulous legal review of proceedings that would reshape the course of South African history. Written by H. H. W. de Villiers, a distinguished Judge of the Supreme Court and Appeal Court of South Africa, this authoritative account dissects the 1963–1964 trial in which Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid leaders of the African National Congress stood accused of sabotage and conspiracy to violently overthrow the apartheid government. With the precision of a seasoned jurist, De Villiers chronicles the legal arguments, the evidence surrounding Operation Mayibuye — the ANC's alleged plan for armed revolution — and the dramatic courtroom confrontations that gripped the world. Beyond its role as a legal document, this work stands as a vital primary source for understanding the apartheid state's mechanisms of political repression and the moral courage of those who defied it. De Villiers writes with the cool, analytical authority of a senior judicial officer, yet the weight of the historical moment permeates every page, lending the text an urgency that transcends legal commentary. With a foreword by the Honourable Francis Napier Broome, retired Judge-President of the Natal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court, the volume carries formidable legal gravitas. For historians, legal scholars, and anyone seeking to understand the ideological battlegrounds of apartheid South Africa, this rare 1964 first-edition account raises a question that still resonates: where does the law end and justice begin?
Author: H. H. W. De Villiers
Format: Hardback
Published: 1964, Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, Johannesburg
Genre: African history
Edition: 1st ed.,
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: presentation letter stapled to fep - South African embassy in Canberra.
At the epicentre of one of the most consequential political trials of the twentieth century stands the Rivonia Trial — and Rivonia: Operation Mayibuye presents a meticulous legal review of proceedings that would reshape the course of South African history. Written by H. H. W. de Villiers, a distinguished Judge of the Supreme Court and Appeal Court of South Africa, this authoritative account dissects the 1963–1964 trial in which Nelson Mandela and other anti-apartheid leaders of the African National Congress stood accused of sabotage and conspiracy to violently overthrow the apartheid government. With the precision of a seasoned jurist, De Villiers chronicles the legal arguments, the evidence surrounding Operation Mayibuye — the ANC's alleged plan for armed revolution — and the dramatic courtroom confrontations that gripped the world. Beyond its role as a legal document, this work stands as a vital primary source for understanding the apartheid state's mechanisms of political repression and the moral courage of those who defied it. De Villiers writes with the cool, analytical authority of a senior judicial officer, yet the weight of the historical moment permeates every page, lending the text an urgency that transcends legal commentary. With a foreword by the Honourable Francis Napier Broome, retired Judge-President of the Natal Provincial Division of the Supreme Court, the volume carries formidable legal gravitas. For historians, legal scholars, and anyone seeking to understand the ideological battlegrounds of apartheid South Africa, this rare 1964 first-edition account raises a question that still resonates: where does the law end and justice begin?