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Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela David Cohen Historic moments from Mandela's inspiring life are captured in more than one hundred iconic photos from the mid-1940s through August 2009. Six key Mandela speeches are included, as well as an informa… OL16149181W
Oral history, community and displacement Oral history, community and displacement Sean Field,S. Field "This book uses oral history methodology to record stories of people who experienced the brunt of racist forced removals in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. Through life stories and community cas… OL16464988W
Arc-en-ciel dans la nuit Arc-en-ciel dans la nuit Dominique Lapierre "A Rainbow in the Night" is Lapierre's epic account of South Africa's tragic history and the heroic men and women--famous and obscure, white and black--who have, with their blood and tears, brought t… OL1751704W
Freedom Is a Constant Struggle Freedom Is a Constant Struggle Coleen Marlo,Angela Y. Davis,Frank Barat En este amplio y brillante conjunto de ensayos, la reconocida y erudita activista Angela Davis expone las conexiones entre las luchas contra la violencia estatal y la opresión a lo largo de la histor… OL17794034W
Long Walk to Freedom Long Walk to Freedom Chris Van Wyk,Nelson Mandela,Paddy Bouma The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emo… OL1783377W
Cracks in the wall Cracks in the wall Ben White "After decades of occupation and creeping annexation, Israel has created an apartheid, one state reality in historic Palestine. Peace efforts have failed because of one inconvenient truth: the Israel… OL19754081W
The housemaid's daughter The housemaid's daughter Barbara Mutch "When Cathleen Harrington leaves her home in Ireland in 1919 to travel to South Africa, she knows that she does not love the man she is to marry there --her fiance Edward, whom she has not seen for f… OL19972717W
Africa : African History Africa : African History Raymond C. Nelson 90 pages : 23 cm OL20840977W
Just revolution Just revolution Anna Floerke Scheid Despite the U.S. Catholic Bishops' 1983 declaration that "insufficient analytical attention has been given to the moral issues of revoluationary warfare," theological scholarship has been slow to eng… OL20974386W
Apartheid Apartheid Marie-Laure de Decker Un document exposant la réalité d'un régime marqué par la ségrégation et les combats de la vie quotidienne. Les auteurs relatent les événements de la nation pendant une quinzaine d'années, jusqu'à l'… OL24650622W
Un Caprice de la nature Un Caprice de la nature Nadine Gordimer Une Sud-Africaine blanche épouse un jeune révolutionnaire noir. Son assassinat la précipite dans l'engagement politique, la lutte contre l'apartheid, et la contraint à l'exil. Style réaliste. Ton cha… OL24857302W
Rebel voor de vrede Rebel voor de vrede John Allen Levensbeschrijving van de Zuid-Afrikaanse, anglicaanse aartsbisschop en Nobelprijswinnaar, bekend door zijn strijd tegen apartheid. OL26181240W
Forbidden friends Forbidden friends E. A. Schneider "Forbidden Friends chronicles the evolving friendship between the author, Elizabeth Schneider, a white American, and Elizabeth Mngadi, her black cleaning woman from Soweto. When the author moved to J… OL26446698W
Out of Bounds Out of Bounds Beverley Naidoo Seven stories, spanning the time period from 1948 to 2000, chronicle the experiences of young people from different races and ethnic groups as they try to cope with the restrictions placed on their l… OL3285802W
History after apartheid History after apartheid Annie E. Coombes Summary:History after Apartheid explores the dilemmas posed by a wide range of visual and material culture including key South African heritage sites. How prominent should Nelson Mandela and the Afri… OL3453174W
No Tigers in Africa No Tigers in Africa Norman Silver Newly arrived in England from South Africa, a fifteen-year-old's family deteriorates, as the effects of living under apartheid take a toll on every aspect of the family members' lives. OL3521815W
Let My People Go Let My People Go Albert John Luthuli Albert Luthuli was the first African to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. Let My People Go is as much his extraordinary story as that of the African National Congress which he led for 15 years. He gi… OL3838407W
Apartheid in South Africa Apartheid in South Africa Connolly, Sean Examines the history of South Africa, the forces that led to the development of the system of apartheid, and the dedicated efforts of the many people whose sacrifices led to the eventual downfall of … OL443518W
Strikes have followed me all my life Strikes have followed me all my life Emma Mashinini Emma Mashinini was Secretary of the Commercial, Catering, and Allied Workers Union of South Africa, one of South Africa's biggest trade unions, when she was arrested without charge and detained. She … OL4455299W
92 Queens Road 92 Queens Road Dianne Case Living a sheltered life with her loving family in Cape Town in the 1960s, Kathy comes to realize that she is considered a lesser person by many because of the color of her skin. OL880548W
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