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The plot to save South Africa : the week Mandela averted civil war and forged a new nation

Title
The plot to save South Africa : the week Mandela averted civil war and forged a new nation / Justice Malala.
Author
Malala, Justice
Publication
  • New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
  • ©2023

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Description
xvi, 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
  • "A riveting, kaleidoscopic account of nine days in the life of a country on the edge, as the assassination of Nelson Mandela's protégé by a white supremacist threatens to derail South Africa's democratic transition and plunge the nation into civil war"--
  • "Johannesburg, Easter weekend, 1993. Nelson Mandela has been free for three years and is in power sharing talks with President FW de Klerk when a white supremacist shoots the Black leader's popular young heir apparent, Chris Hani, in hopes of igniting an all-out war. Will he succeed in plunging South Africa into chaos, safeguarding apartheid for perhaps years to come? In The Plot to Save South Africa, acclaimed South African journalist Justice Malala recounts the gripping story of the next nine days, as the government and Mandela's ANC seek desperately to restore the peace and root out just how far up into the country's leadership the far-right plot goes. Told from the points of view of over a dozen characters on all sides of the conflict, Malala offers an illuminating look at successful leadership in action and a terrifying reminder of just how close a country we think of today as a model for racial reconciliation came to civil war" -- Amazon.com.
Subject
  • Hani, Chris, 1942-1993 > Assassination
  • Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 > Influence
  • De Klerk, F. W. > Influence
  • De Klerk, F. W
  • Hani, Chris, 1942-1993
  • Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013
  • 1989-1994
  • White supremacy movements > South Africa
  • Assassination
  • Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
  • Politics and government
  • Race relations
  • South Africa > Race relations
  • South Africa > Politics and government > 1989-1994
  • South Africa
Genre/Form
Biographies.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-321) and index.
Call Number
Sc E 23-1156
ISBN
  • 9781982149734
  • 1982149736
  • 9781471194511
  • 1471194515
  • 9781471194528
  • 1471194523
LCCN
2022027751
OCLC
1330712352
Author
Malala, Justice, author.
Title
The plot to save South Africa : the week Mandela averted civil war and forged a new nation / Justice Malala.
Publisher
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023.
Copyright Date
©2023
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-321) and index.
Local Note
Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
Chronological Term
1989-1994
Local Subject
Black author.
Other Form:
Online version: Malala, Justice. Plot to save South Africa First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2023 9781982149758 (DLC) 2022027752
Research Call Number
Sc E 23-1156
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