| Description |
1 online resource (390 pages) : illustrations |
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Introduction -- From the shtetl to South Africa -- War, wits, politics and Ruth meets Joe -- Apartheid, children, and the beginning of the struggle -- The treason trials, and underground action -- Sharpeville, prison, and exile -- The initial exile : living in London -- Academics, writing, and activism : moving toward Africa -- Academics and revolution : taking the struggle home -- Assassination, grief, and expulsion from Maputo -- Lusaka, marriage, and the beginning of the journey home -- Home -- Election, ministry, resting in Soweto -- Epilogue |
| Summary |
Ruth First and Joe Slovo, husband and wife, were leaders of the war to end apartheid in South Africa. Communists, scholars, parents, and uncompromising militants, they were the perfect enemies for the white police state. Together they were swept up in the growing resistance to apartheid, and together they experienced repression and exile. Their contributions to the liberation struggle, as individuals and as a couple, are undeniable. Ruth agitated tirelessly for the overthrow of apartheid, first in South Africa and then from abroad, and Joe directed much of the armed struggle carried out by the |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
First, Ruth, 1925-1982.
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Slovo, Joe.
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First, Ruth, 1925-1982 |
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Slovo, Joe |
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Political activists -- South Africa
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Anti-apartheid movements -- South Africa.
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HISTORY -- Military -- Other.
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TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Anti-apartheid movements
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Political activists
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Politics and government
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South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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South Africa
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Biographies
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781583673591 |
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1583673598 |
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