A Rainbow in the Night: The Tumultuous Birth of South Africa
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- Synopsis
- In 1652 a small group of Dutch farmers landed on the southernmost tip of Africa. Sent by the powerful Dutch India Company, their mission was simply to grow vegetables and supply ships rounding the cape. The colonists, however, were convinced by their strict Calvinist faith that they were among GodOCOs ?Elect, OCO chosen to rule over the continent. Their saga?bloody, ferocious, and fervent?would culminate three centuries later in one of the greatest tragedies of history: the establishment of a racist regime in which a white minority would subjugate and victimize millions of blacks. Called "apartheid," it was a poisonous system that would only end with the liberation from prison of one of the moral giants of our time, Nelson Mandela. "A Rainbow in the Night" is Dominique LapierreOCOs epic account of South AfricaOCOs tragic history and the heroic men and women?famous and obscure, white and black, European and African?who have, with their blood and tears, brought to life the country that is today known as the Rainbow Nation. "
- Copyright:
- 2008
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 320 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780786745845
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780306818479
- Publisher:
- Perseus
- Date of Addition:
- 06/19/21
- Copyrighted By:
- Dominique Lapierre
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.