Bram Fischer: Afrikaner Revolutionary By Stephen Clingman
Bram Fischer: Afrikaner Revolutionary By Stephen Clingman
Hardcover
ISBN 0864863187
Publisher: University Of Massachusetts Press 1998
Used - Very Good+. This book is in very good condition. The Dust Jacket has some very limited signs of wear and the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. The book is protected with a Cellophane cover. Previous owner's name on the 1st page.
"Biography. Fischer was born into one of the most prominent Afrikaner nationalist families, yet came to understand that to be a South African in the fullest sense he had to identify with all of South Africa’s people. A Rhodes Scholar and distinguished lawyer, endowed with gifts of intelligence, charisma, and integrity, he abandoned the temptations of power and prestige to ensure human rights and justice for all. Drawn to communism in order to solve problems of race, he offered revised versions and visions of both. Covering more than one hundred years of South African history, the book ranges from the stories of Fischer and his wife, Molly, to the courtroom drama of South Africa’s great political trials, to the political intrigue of the 1960s and beyond."
"A history of the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa focusing on the white man who led the defense of Mandela in the Rivonia Trial in 1964. The story begins in the 1850s. Clingman (English, U. of Massachusetts in Amherst) narrates the history of the divided state, slowing down for emphasis when Fischer (1908-1975) enters the scene and detailing his impact on South Africa's transition to democracy."
"The story of the pioneering anti-apartheid leader who led Nelson Mandela's defence at the Rivonia trial. One of the few Afrikaners to join the resistance movement, considered a traitor by the apartheid regime, he sacrificed material success and eventually his life to do what he believed was right."
