Shades of Difference : Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa

by O'Malley, Padraig; Mandela, Nelson

• ISBN13: 9780670852338
• ISBN10: 0670852333
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-04-19
• Publisher: Viking Adult

Summary

The inside story of South Africa’s anti-apartheid movement, told through the experiences of one of its unsung heroes, with an introduction by Nelson MandelaA South African of Indian descent, Mac Maharaj was a potent force in the Communist Party and African National Congress for nearly four decades. Tortured by South African security forces, he served twelve years in prison with Nelson Mandela and was able to smuggle out a painstakingly miniaturized copy of Mandela’s autobiography. He continued to play a key role in the movement and participated in the negotiations that ultimately led to a free South Africa in 1994. In Mandela’s new government, he served as minister of transport. Drawing on extensive interviews with Maharaj over the last eleven years, Padraig O’Malley vividly captures the experiences of this South African freedom fighter. By telling Maharaj’s story, O’Malley sheds new light on the decades-long battle against apartheid as well as the more recent struggle to build a free South Africa.

Author Biography

Padraig O-'Malley is a scholar, author, and mediator. The author of Biting at the Grave, one of The New York Times Editors-' Choice Best Books of 1990, he was involved in negotiations to end the conflict in Northern Ireland. O-'Malley is the founding editor of the New England Journal of Public Policy and is currently a visiting professor of political studies at the University of the Western Cape in South Africa.

Table of Contents

Chronology	p. xiii
Foreword	p. 1
Introduction	p. 21
Childhood and Youth	p. 39
Introduction	p. 39
Mac	p. 47
Durban Days	p. 61
Introduction	p. 61
Mac	p. 66
London Days	p. 76
Introduction	p. 76
Mac	p. 80
GDR Days	p. 87
Introduction	p. 87
Mac	p. 89
Going Home	p. 93
Introduction	p. 93
Mac	p. 101
DEtention and Torture	p. 118
Introduction	p. 118
Mac	p. 121
Little Rivonia	p. 137
Introduction	p. 137
Mac	p. 141
Robben Island	p. 147
Introduction	p. 147
Mac	p. 158
Banned in Durban	p. 185
Introduction	p. 185
Mac	p. 190
Lusaka and London	p. 198
Introduction	p. 198
Mac	p. 210
Vula: Getting Started	p. 239
Introduction	p. 239
Mac	p. 247
Home Again	p. 260
Introduction	p. 260
Mac	p. 272
Vula: Conflict in Kwazulu-Natal (K2N)	p. 292
Introduction	p. 292
Mac	p. 296
Mandela	p. 300
Introduction	p. 300
Mac	p. 306
Out of South Africa	p. 314
Introduction	p. 314
Mac	p. 328
Transitions	p. 337
Introduction	p. 337
Mac	p. 346
Vula Unravels	p. 365
Introduction	p. 365
Mac	p. 367
Vula on Trial	p. 381
Introduction	p. 381
Mac	p. 385
Into the New South Africa	p. 390
Introduction	p. 390
Mac	p. 397
Back in the Cold	p. 414
Introduction	p. 414
Mac	p. 439
Family: Struggle and Damage	p. 458
Introduction	p. 458
Mac	p. 467
Hush! Apartheid Thoughts of a Different Kind	p. 469
Postscript	p. 493
Acknowledgments	p. 495
Appendix	p. 501
The Web Site	p. 529
Acronyms: Parties and Organizations	p. 531
A Note on Biographies	p. 533
A Note on Interviewees	p. 535
A Note on Mac Maharaj Interviews	p. 537
Notes	p. 541
Bibliography	p. 613
Index	p. 629
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