South Africa: The Struggle For A Birthright
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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At the heart of one of the twentieth century's most profound moral and political battles stands a story of extraordinary courage — South Africa: The Struggle for a Birthright by Mary Benson is a landmark chronicle of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Black South African people's decades-long resistance against the brutal machinery of apartheid. Drawing on meticulous research and first-hand accounts, Benson traces the ANC's origins in 1912 through its evolution into a mass movement, presenting the lives and sacrifices of iconic figures such as Nelson Mandela, Albert Luthuli, and Oliver Tambo as they fought to reclaim the most fundamental of human rights. Benson writes with a clarity and moral authority that transforms history into living testimony, refusing to reduce her subjects to mere symbols while illuminating the systemic oppression that sought to deny an entire people their dignity and political voice. Published as part of the seminal Penguin African Library series — a collection designed to bring urgent African political realities to a global readership — this work stands as an indispensable document of resistance literature. For anyone who wishes to truly understand the roots of South Africa's freedom struggle, this book asks a question that still resonates: how long can justice be deferred before a birthright becomes a battle cry?
Author: Mary Benson
Format: Paperback
Genre: African history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
At the heart of one of the twentieth century's most profound moral and political battles stands a story of extraordinary courage — South Africa: The Struggle for a Birthright by Mary Benson is a landmark chronicle of the African National Congress (ANC) and the Black South African people's decades-long resistance against the brutal machinery of apartheid. Drawing on meticulous research and first-hand accounts, Benson traces the ANC's origins in 1912 through its evolution into a mass movement, presenting the lives and sacrifices of iconic figures such as Nelson Mandela, Albert Luthuli, and Oliver Tambo as they fought to reclaim the most fundamental of human rights. Benson writes with a clarity and moral authority that transforms history into living testimony, refusing to reduce her subjects to mere symbols while illuminating the systemic oppression that sought to deny an entire people their dignity and political voice. Published as part of the seminal Penguin African Library series — a collection designed to bring urgent African political realities to a global readership — this work stands as an indispensable document of resistance literature. For anyone who wishes to truly understand the roots of South Africa's freedom struggle, this book asks a question that still resonates: how long can justice be deferred before a birthright becomes a battle cry?