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Ruth First and Joe Slovo in the War Against Apartheid /

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 togethe...

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Autor principal: Wieder, Alan, 1949- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, New York : Monthly Review Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations
ISBN:9781583673591