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Writing as Resistance: Life Stories of Imprisonment, Exile, and Homecoming from Apartheid South Africa
Paul Gready
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Description for Writing as Resistance: Life Stories of Imprisonment, Exile, and Homecoming from Apartheid South Africa
hardcover. This work charts the journey through the inner workings of apartheid, through the encounters - imprisonment, exile, homecoming - that crucially defined its violent reign and ultimate overthrow. It outlines and applies a theory of life story praxis in the context of political struggle. Num Pages: 350 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1H; GTB; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 617.
Writing as Resistance charts the inner workings of apartheid, through the encounters— imprisonment, exile, and homecoming— that crucially defined its violent reign and ultimate overthrow. Author Paul Gready demonstrates the transformative nature of autobiographical narrative as resistance in the context of political struggle. This multidisciplinary study addresses a range of important contemporary topics: migration, postcolonialism, globalization, nationalism, human rights, and political democratization, among others. While informed by the work of South African writers— including Breytenbach, Coetzee, First, Krog, Modisane, and Serote— and adding to the literature on the apartheid era, this book speaks to all cultures of violence. With this ... Read more
Writing as Resistance charts the inner workings of apartheid, through the encounters— imprisonment, exile, and homecoming— that crucially defined its violent reign and ultimate overthrow. Author Paul Gready demonstrates the transformative nature of autobiographical narrative as resistance in the context of political struggle. This multidisciplinary study addresses a range of important contemporary topics: migration, postcolonialism, globalization, nationalism, human rights, and political democratization, among others. While informed by the work of South African writers— including Breytenbach, Coetzee, First, Krog, Modisane, and Serote— and adding to the literature on the apartheid era, this book speaks to all cultures of violence. With this ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Lexington Books United States
Number of pages
350
Condition
New
Number of Pages
350
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780739105955
SKU
V9780739105955
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About Paul Gready
Paul Gready is a lecturer in human rights at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies, University of London.
Reviews for Writing as Resistance: Life Stories of Imprisonment, Exile, and Homecoming from Apartheid South Africa
...can be seen as a contribution to this vitial work of memory.
Research in African Literatures
. . . .Gready's work is excellent, providing a strong combination of psychological insight and literary analysis.. . . An excellent presentation of the variety of reactions and provides a fascinating perspective on the many members of the government who are themselves ... Read more
Research in African Literatures
. . . .Gready's work is excellent, providing a strong combination of psychological insight and literary analysis.. . . An excellent presentation of the variety of reactions and provides a fascinating perspective on the many members of the government who are themselves ... Read more