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32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Few places have felt the weight of colonization and slavery the way South Africa has. The ruling powers of Dutch and British settlers set in place a legal system designed to keep the races separated and unequal. Readers will come to understand these laws, known as apartheid, and the terrible effects they had. They will also learn how the echoes of apartheid still resound in both culture and politics in South Africa.
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On a winter's day in 1968, in a town in South Africa, a nineteen-year-old medical student changed the course of his country's history. Steve Biko's philosophy of Black Consciousness would inspire thousands of black students to demand an equal education.
Soni chronicles her own personal history as an activist with that of the anti-apartheid youth movement, from the huge but sporadic protests of the Soweto Uprising, to the emergence of a national youth...
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Colonialism, Racism and Apartheid
A brutal self-analysis on the origins of racism in Southern Africa as seen through the eyes of a third-generation white African.
Duncan presents a no-holds-barred picture of the true savagery of Colonialism by all ethnic groups in the years spanning two centuries. Tracing the story of three generations of Scots farmers in an enclave of hardened Boers, he tells the story of flaming pride, fear, arrogance, compassion,...
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South Africa's story is often presented as a triumph of new over old, but while formal apartheid was abolished decades ago, stark and distressing similarities persist. Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh explores the edifice of systemic racial oppression-the new apartheid-that continues to thrive, despite or even because of our democratic system.
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The reader will find the book revealing with sporadic tragedy and humor. It is, based on the author's upbringing by struggling parents with many children. Working as a journalist on various English-language newspapers was equally dangerous. Many of his colleagues were, detained and tortured by the South African government for exposing the country's injustices to the outside world during student protests against apartheid, laws that separated citizens...
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* Shortlisted for the Palestine Book Awards 2012*
Since its release in 2009 Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner's Guide has become an essential primer for undergraduate students and activists getting to grips with the Palestine/Israel conflict for the first time. Ben White skilfully distills the work of academics and experts into a highly accessible introduction.
This new updated and expanded edition includes information on the Israeli blockade...
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German Healer "Healthcare under Apartheid" Dr. Koch visited the South African Embassy in Bonn, ready to join the latest flow of physicians toward the land of the Boers. His wife was expecting their first baby and they were both hoping for a healthy boy, to grow up in the tropical climate, away from Europe's cold winters. The newly married couple had had enough of the geopolitical turmoil that accompanied the Cold War and divided Germany in two opposing...
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
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On June 16, 1976, Hector Pieterson, an ordinary boy, lost his life after getting caught up in what was supposed to be a peaceful protest. Black South African students were marching against a new law requiring that they be taught half of their subjects in Afrikaans, the language of the White government. The story's events unfold from the perspectives of Hector, his sister, and the photographer who captured their photo in the chaos. This book can serve...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the history of apartheid in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of apartheid in South Africa. For over 40 years, South Africa maintained a white supremacist regime which denied black citizens the same rights and opportunities as their white counterparts. The regime, which was established and maintained by a series of laws codifying racial...
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Este libro es una guía práctica y accesible para saber más sobre el apartheid, que le aportará la información esencial y le permitirá ganar tiempo.
En tan solo 50 minutos, usted podrá:
• Comprender el contexto en el que se produjo la segregación racial en Sudáfrica, marcada por una profunda rivalidad entre las poblaciones
• Profundizar en las biografías y acciones de los principales protagonistas de la lucha contra el apartheid,...
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Keen to learn but short on time? Get to grips with the life of Nelson Mandela in next to no time with this concise guide.
50Minutes.com provides a clear and engaging analysis of Nelson Mandela's lifelong fight against apartheid. This system of racial segregation was enshrined in law in South Africa in 1948 and relegated non-white individuals to the position of second-class citizens. As part of the African National Congress, Mandela fought against...
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Nelson Mandela's fight to end apartheid in South Africa is a riveting story of hardship, courage, and triumph. One of the great moral leaders of modern history, Mandela never gave up his struggle against racial oppression. Through Mandela's own words, primary documents, photographs, and engaging text, readers will learn about his early life in a small village, the stirrings of his political consciousness, his twenty-seven years of imprisonment for...
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Get the Summary of Harriet Washington's Medical Apartheid 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "Medical Apartheid" by Harriet Washington uncovers the harrowing history of medical experimentation and exploitation of African Americans from the 17th century to the late 20th century. It reveals how enslaved African Americans were subjected to brutal medical practices under the guise of scientific advancement, often without...
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xxviii, 215 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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"This book provides a unique perspective on the anti-apartheid movement in the United States through its examination of a little-remembered rugby tour across the country by South Africa's national team. The tour became a flashpoint for the nation's burgeoning protests against apartheid and a test of national values and American foreign policy"--
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