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We Write What We Like: Celebrating Steve Biko
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Paperback. Steve Biko, father of the black consciousness philosophy, was killed in prison on 12 September 1977. Biko was only 30 years old, but his ideas and political activities changed the course of South African history and helped hasten the end of apartheid. Editor(s): van Wyk, Chris. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: DN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 150 x 13. Weight in Grams: 285.
Steve Biko, father of the black consciousness philosophy, was killed in prison on 12 September 1977. Biko was only 30 years old, but his ideas and political activities changed the course of South African history and helped hasten the end of apartheid. This year, 2007, saw the 30th anniversary of Biko's death. To mark the occasion, the Minister of Science and Technology and President of Azapo, Dr. Mosibudi Mangena, commissioned Chris van Wyk to compile an anthology of essays as a tribute to the great South African son. Among the contributors are Minister Mangena himself, President Thabo Mbeki, writer Darryl ... Read more
Steve Biko, father of the black consciousness philosophy, was killed in prison on 12 September 1977. Biko was only 30 years old, but his ideas and political activities changed the course of South African history and helped hasten the end of apartheid. This year, 2007, saw the 30th anniversary of Biko's death. To mark the occasion, the Minister of Science and Technology and President of Azapo, Dr. Mosibudi Mangena, commissioned Chris van Wyk to compile an anthology of essays as a tribute to the great South African son. Among the contributors are Minister Mangena himself, President Thabo Mbeki, writer Darryl ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Wits University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Johannesburg, South Africa
ISBN
9781868144648
SKU
V9781868144648
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Ref
99-15
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Darryl Accone is books editor of the Mail & Guardian and director of the annual M&G Literary Festival in Johannesburg. Zithulele Cindi is an activist, trade unionist and currently Executive Director at Unity Incorporation. Saths Cooper is an activist and psychologist. He is Vice President of the International Social Science Council and President of the International Union of Psychological ... Read more
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