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491 DAYS: PRISONER NUMBER 1323/69 (MODERN AFRICAN WRITING By Winnie **Mint**
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- ISBN-10
- 0821421018
- Publication Name
- Ohio University Press
- Type
- Paperback
- ISBN
- 9780821421017
- Book Title
- 491 Days : Prisoner Number 1323/69
- Book Series
- Modern African Writing Ser.
- Publisher
- Ohio University Press
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, History, Literary Collections, Social Science, Political Science
- Topic
- Women, Cultural Heritage, Letters, Diaries & Journals, History & Theory, Civil Rights, Women's Studies, Political, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, African
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 264 Pages
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On a freezing winter's night, a few hours before dawn on May 12, 1969, South African security police stormed the Soweto home of Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, activist and wife of the imprisoned Nelson Mandela, and arrested her in the presence of her two young daughters, then aged nine and ten.Rounded
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Publisher
Ohio University Press
ISBN-10
0821421018
ISBN-13
9780821421017
eBay Product ID (ePID)
175267458
Product Key Features
Book Title
491 Days : Prisoner Number 1323/69
Number of Pages
264 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Women, Cultural Heritage, Letters, Diaries & Journals, History & Theory, Civil Rights, Women's Studies, Political, Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, African
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Literary Collections, Social Science, Political Science
Book Series
Modern African Writing Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Mother, wife, prisoner, activist--Winnie's life is page-turning."-- South African Broadcasting Corporation, "Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's more recent years have left her image tainted. But in her new book, a collection of letters and diary entries from her 491 days in prison, is a powerful reminder of what she was best known for.... These give a gripping insight into a family trying to survive under an onslaught from the regime. But in the journal and the letters, the couple's fierce resistance burns through."-- Mail & Guardian , South Africa, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela's more recent years have left her image tainted. But in her new book, a collection of letters and diary entries from her 491 days in prison, is a powerful reminder of what she was best known for.… These give a gripping insight into a family trying to survive under an onslaught from the regime. But in the journal and the letters, the couple's fierce resistance burns through." — Mail & Guardian, South Africa, For many years, Winnie Mandela was herself an icon who courageously resisted harassment and abuse by South African authorities, and was every inch the freedom fighter her husband was…. Between Mandela's measured lines—or embedded in them—is a fury and a steely faith that justice and the will of the people will eventually win the day…. Love—of family, of ideals—does not conquer all, but as this book memorably demonstrates, it is often the only thing standing between us and the abyss." — Ms. Magazine, For many years, Winnie Mandela was herself an icon who courageously resisted harassment and abuse by South African authorities, and was every inch the freedom fighter her husband was.... Between Mandela's measured lines--or embedded|9780821421017|, "In 1969, five years after Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage, Winnie Mandela was rounded up with other anti-apartheid activists and jailed for 16 months. The journal she kept during her imprisonment forms half of this book; the other half consists of letters by Nelson to his wife, daughters, relatives and prison officials. Throughout, the author documents sadistic maltreatment: a diet consisting mainly of insect-infested porridge, filthy cells, and, for many prisoners, daily beatings.... Taken together, these documents afford a chilling perspective on the Mandelas' personal and political struggles."-- Kirkus Reviews, "For many years, Winnie Mandela was herself an icon who courageously resisted harassment and abuse by South African authorities, and was every inch the freedom fighter her husband was.... Between Mandela's measured lines--or embedded in them--is a fury and a steely faith that justice and the will of the people will eventually win the day.... Love--of family, of ideals--does not conquer all, but as this book memorably demonstrates, it is often the only thing standing between us and the abyss."-- Ms. Magazine, In 1969, five years after Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment for sabotage, Winnie Mandela was rounded up with other anti-apartheid activists and jailed for 16 months. The journal she kept during her imprisonment forms half of this book; the other half consists of letters by Nelson to his wife, daughters, relatives and prison officials. Throughout, the author documents sadistic maltreatment: a diet consisting mainly of insect-infested porridge, filthy cells, and, for many prisoners, daily beatings…. Taken together, these documents afford a chilling perspective on the Mandelas' personal and political struggles."— Kirkus Reviews, Mother, wife, prisoner, activist—Winnie's life is page-turning."—South African Broadcasting Corporation, For many years, Winnie Mandela was herself an icon who courageously resisted harassment and abuse by South African authorities, and was every inch the freedom fighter her husband was…. Between Mandela's measured lines—or embedded in them—is a fury and a steely faith that justice and the will of the people will eventually win the day…. Love—of family, of ideals—does not conquer all, but as this book memorably demonstrates, it is often the only thing standing between us and the abyss."— Ms. Magazine
Dewey Decimal
968.062
Lc Classification Number
Dt1949.M36a3 2014
Table of Content
Foreword by Ahmed Kathrada Introduction Part One: Journal Chapter 1: Arrest Chapter 2: Detention Chapter 3: Acquittal and Re-detention Chapter 4: State of Mind Chapter 5: The Decision Chapter 6: Health Chapter 7: Interrogation Chapter 8: Interrogation and Other Issues Chapter 9: Attitude of the Interrogators Chapter 10: May Diary Chapter 11: June Diary Chapter 12: July Diary Chapter 13: My Husband Chapter 14: New Trial Part Two: Letters Background Epilogue by Winnie Madikizela-Mandela Twenty Years in the Life of Winnie Mandela Sixteen Months in the Life of Winnie Mandela: 12 May 1969 to 14 September 1970 Acknowledgements
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2014
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