In the Shadow of Sharpeville: Criminal Justice and Apartheid

by Peter Parker, Joyce Mokhesi-Parker, Peter Parker

Book Overview

On September 3, 1984 in Sharpeville, South Africa, a peaceful demonstration about rent erupted into a bloody battle between white police and black residents. The Apartheid government arrested, tried, and sentenced to death six people for allegedly killing a town councillor. After an unprecedented international campaign, the prisoners were ultimately granted clemency and released.
In the Shadow of Sharpeville explores the case in comprehensive,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814766595
• ISBN13: 9780814766590
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"