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Comrade Jack: The Political Lectures and Diary of Jack Simons, Novo Catengue
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Description for Comrade Jack: The Political Lectures and Diary of Jack Simons, Novo Catengue
Paperback. Comrade Jack sketches the life of the late Jack Simons, an intellectual, distinguished academic, Marxist and archetypal revolutionary. The title is a social commentary that details the ideologies of this hero of the liberation struggle in South Africa. Editor(s): Sparg, Marion; Schreiner, Jenny. Num Pages: 257 pages, 31 photographs, bibliography, glossary. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; BGH; HB; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 15. Weight in Grams: 475.
What is an intellectual? The term conjures, perhaps, images of armchairs in university studies and shelves packed with dusty tomes; of meticulous research and stringent, challenging argument. The late Jack Simons lived that life – and many more besides. He was a distinguished academic whose writings on South African history and institutions won international recognition. He was a fearless revolutionary: a man who never compromised the rigour of his research and analysis, but who used his findings in the service of the struggle against apartheid. He was a dedicated teacher: in the classroom, in his own home – and in ... Read more
What is an intellectual? The term conjures, perhaps, images of armchairs in university studies and shelves packed with dusty tomes; of meticulous research and stringent, challenging argument. The late Jack Simons lived that life – and many more besides. He was a distinguished academic whose writings on South African history and institutions won international recognition. He was a fearless revolutionary: a man who never compromised the rigour of his research and analysis, but who used his findings in the service of the struggle against apartheid. He was a dedicated teacher: in the classroom, in his own home – and in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Real African Publishers
Condition
New
Number of Pages
257
Place of Publication
Yeoville, South Africa
ISBN
9781919855028
SKU
V9781919855028
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Reviews for Comrade Jack: The Political Lectures and Diary of Jack Simons, Novo Catengue
"a giant anti-apartheid veteran, true Afrikaner and patriotic South Africa... counted among the greatest heroes of the struggle of our people" - Nelson Mandela