| Bring Me My Machine Gun: The Battle for the Soul of South Africa, from Mandela to Zuma Contributor(s): Russell, Alec (Author) |
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ISBN: 1586487388 ISBN-13: 9781586487386 Publisher: PublicAffairs OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 2009 Annotation: The "Financial Times"' world news editor tells the epic story of post-apartheid South Africa--a country once so full of promise, now teetering on the brink of chaos |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Africa - South - Republic Of South Africa - Political Science | History & Theory - General - History | Essays |
| Dewey: 968.065 |
| LCCN: 2008055404 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.4" W x 9.3" (1.50 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa - Chronological Period - 1990's - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher 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. |