1986 (eBook)

William Dicey (Autor)

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2020
304 Seiten
Penguin Random House South Africa (Verlag)
978-1-4152-1065-9 (ISBN)

Infos

<p>1986 was a pivotal year in South African history. It was the year of the vigilante, the year of the necklace but also the year the talking began.<br><br>Drawing on newspaper articles, memoirs, and little-known histories, William Dicey presents a compelling diary of a very bad year. <br><br>He focuses on ordinary people, showing what life was actually like under an authoritarian regime from the six hours a day that black workers in KwaNdebele spent on buses to the rebel sporting tours that provided a distraction for white South Africans. <br><br>Some stories foreshadow the miracle of 1990 for instance, the deputy commander of Pollsmoor Prison takes Nelson Mandela on a scenic drive around Cape Town, years before his eventual release. Other stories shine a light on our current conflicts. <br><br>Written in crisp prose, 1986 is a model of historical excavation, deftly evoking the spirit of the times.</p>

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.1.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Briefe / Tagebücher
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 1-4152-1065-9 / 1415210659
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4152-1065-9 / 9781415210659