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Songs and Secrets: South Africa from Liberation to Governance
Barry Gilder
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Description for Songs and Secrets: South Africa from Liberation to Governance
Hardback. From the freezing streets of Moscow to the baking guerrilla training camps of Angola, Gilder's memoir of his years as an underground intelligence operative makes for compelling reading Num Pages: 288 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW3; HBLX; HBTR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 222 x 143 x 36. Weight in Grams: 644.
A decade into its hard-won democracy, South Africa and its ruling party, the ANC, have been through turbulent times. Confrontation between Thabo Mbeki, and his then deputy, Jacob Zuma; the dismissal of Zuma as Deputy; Zuma's defeat of Mbeki in ANC presidential elections and the recall of Mbeki as South African president are events that left many ANC cadres politically and emotionally aghast. Were these events the result of personal enmity? Was it the beginning of the break-up of the broad church that the ANC had become to unite all forces in the struggle against apartheid? Or did the roots ... Read more
A decade into its hard-won democracy, South Africa and its ruling party, the ANC, have been through turbulent times. Confrontation between Thabo Mbeki, and his then deputy, Jacob Zuma; the dismissal of Zuma as Deputy; Zuma's defeat of Mbeki in ANC presidential elections and the recall of Mbeki as South African president are events that left many ANC cadres politically and emotionally aghast. Were these events the result of personal enmity? Was it the beginning of the break-up of the broad church that the ANC had become to unite all forces in the struggle against apartheid? Or did the roots ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849042376
SKU
V9781849042376
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Ref
99-94
About Barry Gilder
Barry Gilder was born in South Africa in 1950. He went into exile in 1976, composed and sang struggle songs at anti-apartheid events in Europe and elsewhere, and served in the ANC's intelligence structures until his return to South Africa in 1991. He later became deputy head of the South African Secret Service. He is currently Director of Operations at ... Read more
Reviews for Songs and Secrets: South Africa from Liberation to Governance
'A personal reflection on his involvement in the ANC abroad, [ - ] Gilder's account of his political journey will provide acute insights into the role played by one white member of the ANC.[ - ] His is what might be called a vigorous 'authorized' look at the difficulties of transforming the intelligence outfits inherited by the ANC and the ... Read more