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Author Wieder, Alan, 1949- author. https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjJrBT83GhwcWxMkQGTdkP
Title Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War against Apartheid / Alan Weider ; foreword by Nadine Gordimer.
Publisher New York, New York : Monthly Review Press, [2013]
book jacket
Alt Access First, Ruth, 1925-1982 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxMg4Bv9Wywp73VTjbDbd
Slovo, Joe fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcBVXBH7fg64YHDh6xCcP
Afrique du Sud Politique et gouvernement 20e siècle.
South Africa fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcWtkkqd3cMmFw9GBdYT3
1900-1999 fast
Biographies fast
ISBN/ISSN 9781583673591
1583673598
Phys Descr 1 online resource (390 pages) : illustrations
Subject First, Ruth, 1925-1982.
Slovo, Joe.
Political activists -- South Africa.
Anti-apartheid movements -- South Africa.
South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Contents Introduction -- From the shtetl to South Africa -- War, wits, politics and Ruth meets Joe -- Apartheid, children, and the beginning of the struggle -- The treason trials, and underground action -- Sharpeville, prison, and exile -- The initial exile : living in London -- Academics, writing, and activism : moving toward Africa -- Academics and revolution : taking the struggle home -- Assassination, grief, and expulsion from Maputo -- Lusaka, marriage, and the beginning of the journey home -- Home -- Election, ministry, resting in Soweto -- Epilogue.
Summary Ruth First and Joe Slovo, husband and wife, were leaders of the war to end apartheid in South Africa. Communists, scholars, parents, and uncompromising militants, they were the perfect enemies for the white police state. Together they were swept up in the growing resistance to apartheid, and together they experienced repression and exile. Their contributions to the liberation struggle, as individuals and as a couple, are undeniable. Ruth agitated tirelessly for the overthrow of apartheid, first in South Africa and then from abroad, and Joe directed much of the armed struggle carried out by the.
Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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