Robert R. Edgar Hugh Macmillan Roy African Activists of (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: African Activists of the Twentieth CenturyCondition: NewFormat: PaperbackSubtitle: Hani, Maathai, Mpama/Palmer, Saro-WiwaISBN-10: 0821425145EAN: 9780821425145ISBN: 9780821425145Publisher: Ohio University PressRelease Date: 03/28/2023Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 178mmItem Length: 108mmAuthor: Robert R. Edgar, Hugh Macmillan, Roy Doron, Tabitha Kanogo, Toyin FalolaGenre: BiographyTopic: History, Society & Culture, Social Sciences, Law & PoliticsBook Series: Ohio Short Histories of AfricaDescription: An omnibus collection of concise and up-to-date biographies of four influential figures from modern African history.Chris Hani, by Hugh MacmillanChris Hani was one of the most highly respected leaders of the African National Congress, the South African Communist Party, and uMkhonto we Sizwe. His assassination in 1993 threatened to upset the country’s transition to democracy and prompted an intervention by Nelson Mandela that ultimately accelerated apartheid’s demise.Wangari Maathai, by Tabitha KanogoThis concise biography tells the story of Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who devoted her life to campaigning for environmental conservation, sustainable development, democracy, human rights, gender equality, and the eradication of poverty.Josie Mpama/Palmer: Get Up and Get Moving, by Robert R. EdgarHighly critical of the patriarchal attitudes that hindered Black women’s political activism, South Africa’s Josie Mpama/Palmer was an outspoken advocate for women’s social and political equality, a member of the Communist Party of South Africa, and an antiapartheid activist.Ken Saro-Wiwa, by Roy Doron and Toyin FalolaA penetrating, accessible portrait of the Nigerian activist whose execution galvanized the world. Ken Saro-Wiwa became a martyr and symbolized modern Africans’ struggle against military dictatorship, corporate power, and environmental exploitation.Type: Countries & RegionsRelease Year: 2023 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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