Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa

by Padraig O'Malley

Book Overview

Mac Maharaj, a South African on Indian descent, was a powerhouse of the South African Communist Party and African National Congress, and the unsung hero of the war waged to destroy the apartheid state... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140232249
• ISBN13: 9780140232240
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 1.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

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Real Insights

This is a vitally important book for understanding the transition to democracy in South Africa. O'Malley leaves no stones unturned and while much has been written about South Africa's transformation too few authors have asked the really hard questions and dug up the hard to find facts of what went on behind the scenes. O'Malley does this hard work. In this book readers will find never before published underground communications, look into secret missions, but most importantly understand the physical and emotional pain involved in being a true rebel. No film could equal the real life drama that unfolds in this story. Some of the early pages are a bit slow, but give this book time and you will be rewarded with a unique story of intrigue, violence, revolution, love, change, rise and fall-- and rise again. This is a beautiful and necessary work that should not be missed.