In Rainbow Nation Revisited, Donald Woods, now recognized as being an instrumental figure in the emergence of the new South Africa, revisits the country of his birth for the first time since he fled with his wife and children in 1977. He returns to the places of his past, where he reflects on the extraordinary figures he befriended, including Nelson Mandela, Steve Biko, and Archbishop Desmond Tutu. A skillful and affectionate attempt to unpick the social fabric of a country that was once a pariah state.
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Suddenly the long nightmare of apartheid was ending, and the horrors of four decades of racial oppression began to give way to the bright hopes that had seemed such a distant dream to so many for so long. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, Steve Biko, Cape Town, East London, Nelson Mandela, United States, Eastern Cape, Boer War, New Zealand, Daily Dispatch, Port Elizabeth, African National Congress, King William's Town, Cry Freedom, John Brown, New York, Second World War, Southern Africa, Truth Commission, White House, Fort Glamorgan, Harper's Ferry, Cape Province, Robben Island, Skeleton Coast New!
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Suddenly the long nightmare of apartheid was ending, and the horrors of four decades of racial oppression began to give way to the bright hopes that had seemed such a distant dream to so many for so long. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, Steve Biko, Cape Town, East London, Nelson Mandela, United States, Eastern Cape, Boer War, New Zealand, Daily Dispatch, Port Elizabeth, African National Congress, King William's Town, Cry Freedom, John Brown, New York, Second World War, Southern Africa, Truth Commission, White House, Fort Glamorgan, Harper's Ferry, Cape Province, Robben Island, Skeleton Coast New!
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- Cry Freedom by Richard Attenborough on 6 pages
- Fascinating Rhythm by Gershwin on page 49, and page 52
- The Boer War (London to Ladysmith via Pretoria Ian Hamilton's March) by Winston S. Churchill (Sir) on page 80, and page 81
- Asking for trouble: The education of a white African (Beacon paperback) by Donald Woods in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Mount Rushmore: The Story Behind the Scenery (English Edition) by Lincoln Borglum on page 79
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- Twilight People: One Man's Journey to Find His Roots by David Houze in Back Matter
- Lessons from History of Education: The Selected Works of Richard Aldrich (World Library of Educationalists) by Richard Aldrich on page 123
- Negotiated Revolutions: The Czech Republic, South Africa And Chile by George Lawson in Back Matter
- Cape Town (City Guide) by Insight Guides in Back Matter
- New Theatre Quarterly 72: Volume 18, Part 4 (v. 18) by Clive Barker on page 76
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