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- PublisherPenguin Books
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0140162291
- ISBN 13 9780140162295
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages256
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Book Description Paperback. Very Near Fine in Wraps: the pages have tanned just slightly, due to aging; else flawless. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creases to the covers. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome very nearly-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing a single minor, unobtrusive flaw. Shows no indications of having been read or even opened.Bright and Clean. Virtually 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (7.75 x 5 x 0.5 inches). 250 pages. New Afterward by the author. Language: English. Weight: 6.8 ounces. Reprint Edition (1991); First printing thus, indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published in 1969. Trade Paperback. In 1965 journalist Anne Dawson returns to South Africa. Cushioned from political reality by the security of Johannesburg's white middle-class social round, she is at first untouched by the sense of mounting tension amongst old friends assisting what remains of the black resistance. This is the period of the Ninety Day law and such activity can be dangerous. When, at the urging of a radical defence lawyer, Matthew Marais, Anne travels to the Eastern Cape to report on political trials in isolated villages, she questions:"to witness and not to protest - was this not to participate?". Compelled by love for Matthew and by a growing sense of commitment, she discovers the meaning of repression and of betrayal in political and human terms. Reprint Edition (1991); First printing thus, indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First published in 1969. Seller Inventory # 51501
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Penguin Edition. Crease to corner front cover.In 1965 journalist Anne Dawson returns to South Africa. Cushioned from political reality by the security of Johannesburg's white middle-class social round, she is at first untouched by the sense of mounting tension amongst old friends assisting what remains of the black resistance. This is the period of the Ninety Day law and such activity can be dangerous. When, at the urging of a radical defence lawyer, Matthew Marais, Anne travels to the Eastern Cape to report on political trials in isolated villages, she questions:"to witness and not to protest - was this not to participate?". Compelled by love for Matthew and by a growing sense of commitment, she discovers the meaning of repression and of betrayal in political and human terms.(We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions etc.). Seller Inventory # 009372
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: Good. Paperback in Good condition. Short crease across top right corner front cover, light wear on cover edges, and top/bottom of spine. - - - First published in US1969. First published in GB 1971. Published by Virago Press Ltd 1988. Published by Penguin Books 1991. 256 pages. With a new afterword by the Author. 12.8cm x 19.7cm x 1.3cm. Weight: 175gms. Cover price: $10.95. Cover Illustration by: Anne Sassoon. // == // 'In our country every day love and dignity and decency are destroyed. Well, once this is recognized you are on the side of life. Yes, you are harassed and restricted, but that in itself means you have power'. In 1965 journalist Anne Dawson returns to South Africa. Cushioned from political reality by the security of Johannesburg's white middle-class social round, she is at first untouched by the sense of mounting tension amongst old friends assisting what remains of the black resistance. This is the period of the Ninety Day law and such activity can be dangerous. When, at the urging of a radical defence lawyer, Matthew Marais, Anne travels to the Eastern cape to report on political trials in isolated villages, she questions: 'to witness and not to protest - was this not to participate?' Compelled by love for Matthew and by a growing sense of commitment, she discovers the meaning of repression and of betrayal in political and human terms. 'A live nerve of a novel' - Nadine Gordimer. Mary Benson was born and educated in Pretoria. Her writings include a history of the African National Congress and a life of Nelson Mandela. Banned from South Africa since the mid-sixties, she lives in London and has recently worked with Harry Belafonte on a TV series about South Arica. Seller Inventory # 210812BD
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