117 Days: An Account of Confinement and Interrogation Under the South African 90-Day Detention Law

by Ruth First

Book Overview

An unforgettable account of defiance against political terror by one of South Africa's pioneering anti-apartheid activists An invaluable testimonial of the excesses of the apartheid system, 117 Days presents the harrowing chronicle of journalist Ruth First's isolation and abuse at the hands of South African interrogators after her arrest in 1963. Upon her arrest, she was detained in solitary confinement under South Africa's notorious ninety-day detention...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143105744
• ISBN13: 9780143105749
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher