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Bram Fischer
Stephen Clingman
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Description for Bram Fischer
Paperback. In 1964 Bram Fischer led the defence of Nelson Mandela in the Rivonia Trial. In 1966 Fischer was himself sentenced to life imprisonment in South Africa for his political activities against the policies of apartheid. Num Pages: 500 pages, b & w photos. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 236 x 34. Weight in Grams: 668.
Meticulous and finely crafted, this biography of Abram Fischer follows the South African lawyer’s journey of conscience and personal transformation. Born into one of the most prominent Afrikaner nationalist families, Fischer nevertheless made his name as an antiapartheid activist noted for his defense of antiapartheid figures in major trials, including Nelson Mandela. In 1966, he himself was sentenced to life imprisonment for his political activities. Before his sentencing he had spent nine months underground, in disguise, evading a nationwide manhunt. What had brought him to these circumstances? What led to his untimely death after nine years in prison? In answering ... Read more
Meticulous and finely crafted, this biography of Abram Fischer follows the South African lawyer’s journey of conscience and personal transformation. Born into one of the most prominent Afrikaner nationalist families, Fischer nevertheless made his name as an antiapartheid activist noted for his defense of antiapartheid figures in major trials, including Nelson Mandela. In 1966, he himself was sentenced to life imprisonment for his political activities. Before his sentencing he had spent nine months underground, in disguise, evading a nationwide manhunt. What had brought him to these circumstances? What led to his untimely death after nine years in prison? In answering ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd South Africa
Number of pages
500
Condition
New
Number of Pages
500
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781431407521
SKU
V9781431407521
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About Stephen Clingman
Stephen Clingman is a professor of English and the director of the Interdisciplinary Seminar in the Humanities of Fine Arts at the University of Massachusetts. He is the author of The Grammar of Identity: Transnational Fiction and the Nature of the Boundary and The Novels of Nadine Gordimer: History from the Inside, as well as the editor of Nadine Gordimer’s ... Read more
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