- We will send in 10–14 business days.
/images/books/11283068/9781586487386.jpg)
- Author: Alec Russell
- Publisher: PublicAffairs
- ISBN-10: 1586487388
- ISBN-13: 9781586487386
- Format: 16.3 x 23.6 x 3.1 cm, hardcover
- Language: English
- SAVE -10% with code: EXTRA
Reviews
Description
Award-winning journalist Alec Russell was in South Africa to witness the fall of apartheid and the remarkable reconciliation of Nelson Mandela's rule; and returned in 2007-2008 to see Mandela's successor, Thabo Mbeki, fritter away the country's reputation. South Africa is now perched on a precipice, as it prepares to elect Jacob Zuma as president -- signaling a potential slide back to the bad old days of post-colonial African leadership, and disaster for a country that was once the beacon of the continent.
Drawing on his long relationships with all the key senior figures including Mandela, Mbeki, Desmond Tutu, and Zuma, and a host of South Africans he has known over the years -- including former activists turned billionaires and reactionary Boers -- Alec Russell's Bring Me My Machine Gun is a beautifully told and expertly researched account of South Africa's great tragedy: the tragedy of hope unfulfilled.EXTRA 10 % discount with code: EXTRA
The promotion ends in 20d.23:29:35
The discount code is valid when purchasing from 10 €. Discounts do not stack.
- Author: Alec Russell
- Publisher: PublicAffairs
- ISBN-10: 1586487388
- ISBN-13: 9781586487386
- Format: 16.3 x 23.6 x 3.1 cm, hardcover
- Language: English English
Award-winning journalist Alec Russell was in South Africa to witness the fall of apartheid and the remarkable reconciliation of Nelson Mandela's rule; and returned in 2007-2008 to see Mandela's successor, Thabo Mbeki, fritter away the country's reputation. South Africa is now perched on a precipice, as it prepares to elect Jacob Zuma as president -- signaling a potential slide back to the bad old days of post-colonial African leadership, and disaster for a country that was once the beacon of the continent.
Drawing on his long relationships with all the key senior figures including Mandela, Mbeki, Desmond Tutu, and Zuma, and a host of South Africans he has known over the years -- including former activists turned billionaires and reactionary Boers -- Alec Russell's Bring Me My Machine Gun is a beautifully told and expertly researched account of South Africa's great tragedy: the tragedy of hope unfulfilled.
Reviews