Gatsha Buthelezi: Chief With A Double Agenda
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A sharp and unflinching work of political biography and analysis, Gatsha Buthelezi: Chief With A Double Agenda presents a critical examination of Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the controversial Zulu chief and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party during South Africa's apartheid era. Written under the pseudonym Mzala, the work argues that Buthelezi's carefully cultivated image as a liberation figure masked a political agenda that ultimately served the interests of the apartheid state rather than those of the Black South African majority. Drawing on historical evidence and political analysis, the author chronicles Buthelezi's complex relationships with both the African National Congress and the apartheid government, illustrating how his actions undermined the broader anti-apartheid struggle. The tone is polemical and rigorous, combining academic scrutiny with passionate political conviction, making it an essential — if contentious — document for understanding the internal divisions that shaped South African resistance politics in the 1980s.
Author: Mzala
Format: Paperback
Genre: African history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
A sharp and unflinching work of political biography and analysis, Gatsha Buthelezi: Chief With A Double Agenda presents a critical examination of Mangosuthu Buthelezi, the controversial Zulu chief and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party during South Africa's apartheid era. Written under the pseudonym Mzala, the work argues that Buthelezi's carefully cultivated image as a liberation figure masked a political agenda that ultimately served the interests of the apartheid state rather than those of the Black South African majority. Drawing on historical evidence and political analysis, the author chronicles Buthelezi's complex relationships with both the African National Congress and the apartheid government, illustrating how his actions undermined the broader anti-apartheid struggle. The tone is polemical and rigorous, combining academic scrutiny with passionate political conviction, making it an essential — if contentious — document for understanding the internal divisions that shaped South African resistance politics in the 1980s.