Apartheid and the Making of a Black Psychologist: A Memoir Contributor(s): Manganyi, N. Chabani (Author) |
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ISBN: 1868148629 ISBN-13: 9781868148622 Publisher: Wits University Press OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Social Scientists & Psychologists - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs - Psychology | Applied Psychology |
Dewey: B |
LCCN: 2016481302 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.80 lbs) 228 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This intriguing memoir details in a quiet and restrained manner with what it meant to be a committed black intellectual activist during the apartheid years and beyond. Few autobiographies exploring the 'life of the mind' and the 'history of ideas' have come out of South Africa, and N Chabani Manganyi's reflections on a life engaged with ideas, the psychological and philosophical workings of the mind and the act of writing are a refreshing addition to the genre of life writing. Starting with his rural upbringing in Mavambe, Limpopo, in the 1940s, Manganyi's life story unfolds at a gentle pace, tracing the twists and turns of his journey from humble beginnings to Yale University in the USA. The author details his work as a clinical practitioner and researcher, as a biographer, as an expert witness in defence of opponents of the apartheid regime and, finally, as a leading educationist in Mandela's Cabinet and in the South African academy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chabani Manganyi, N.: - N Chabani Manganyi is a clinical psychologist, writer, theorist and critic of biography. He served as Director-General in the Department of Education from 1994-1999 and was Vice-Principal of the University of Pretoria from 2003-2006. |