Mark Gevisser

A Legacy of Liberation (eBook, ePUB)

Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A gripping social history of South Africa's past and future and beautifully narrated by one of Africa's most esteemed journalists, From Struggle to Liberation sheds light on the future of the nation under a new regime. With unprecedented access to Thabo Mbeki and the top brass in the African National Congress, Mark Gevisser weaves a nuanced portrait of the black experience under apartheid. Revelations about the current president and the politics that continue to shape South Africa include: - Thabo Mbeki's difficult relationship with his own political activist and largely absent father Govan Mbeki, who was imprisoned on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela. - How the death of his son Kwanda in the diamond mines and the murder of his brother Jama directly affected his leadership and will continue to shape the governance of Africa for years to come. - The reasons behind Mbeki's puzzling refusal to admit that the HIV virus causes AIDS, which in South Africa claims 800 lives per day, and his support of corrupt governments such as Zimbabwe's. - Inside rivalry between Thabo Mbeki and Jacob Zuma, the populist leader destined to take over as president in 2009. This accessible account of a monumental period in world history is the definitive look at contemporary South Africa.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. März 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230620209
• Artikelnr.: 38155487

Autorenporträt

Mark Gevisser is one of South Africa's leading journalists. He is the Southern Africa correspondent for The Nation, and his work has appeared in many publications in the United States and elsewhere, including the New York Times, New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Los Angeles Times, Vogue, Guardian, and Village Voice. Educated at Yale University, he currently lives in South Africa.

Inhaltsangabe

INTRODUCTION: Thabo Mbeki and the Future of the South African Dream
The Mbekis: The Jews of Kaffirland
The Moeranes: Chekhov in the Transkei
The New Africans
Mbewuleni: 'A Place Of Seed'
Family
The African Springtime Orchestra
Lovedale: 'Out of the White Gates you Go!'
Fatherhood
Fringe Country
'An Honour Bestowed Upon Me'
Into Exile
Sussex Man
Favourite Son
Swinging London (Old Left, New Left)
Moscow Man
'Not Quite Home': Lusaka and Marriage
Frontline
Govan and Epainette
The Disappearance of Jama Mbeki
'The Real Africa': Nigeria
The National Interferer
Mbeki, Slovo and the Communist Party
The Diplomat
The Seducer
Parallel Paths to Power
Reunions
Coming Home
Sidelining
Into Power
Transition
The Arms Deal The Poisoned Well of South African Politics
One Good Native Mandela And Mbeki
Thabo Mbeki and the Aids Crisis
Mbeki and Zimbabwe
Home
POSTSCRIPT: Mbeki as Coriolanus: The Fall of a President