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Outsmarting apartheid : an oral history of United States-South Africa cultural and educational exchange, 1960-1999 / edited with a foreword by Daniel Whitman ; with assistance from Kari Jaksa ; production by Jenn Bennett ; marketing by Kate McDonnell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Anti-apartheid movements--South Africa--History.
- Anti-apartheid movements.
- Anti-apartheid movements--United States--History.
- Educational exchanges--South Africa--History--20th century.
- Educational exchanges.
- Educational exchanges--United States--History--20th century.
- United States--Relations--South Africa.
- United States.
- South Africa--Relations--United States.
- South Africa.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (472 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Albany, New York : SUNY Press, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Inspiring oral history of the impact of cultural and educational exchange between South Africa and the United States during apartheid.
- Contents:
- Brahms, from Malmesbury to Carnegie Hall / Franklin Larey
- "Education was my weapon" / Sindiwe Magona
- Market theatre co-founder discovers the American stage / Malcolm Purkey
- Dance, too, can change a society / Adrienne Sichel
- "Do you sell stamps or don't you?" : (breaking the cultural boycott) / Brooks Spector
- Persona non grata becomes a professor / David Coplan
- Scrambled eggs and science teaching in Pretoria / Mary Beth Gosende
- "A gill of all trades" / Gill Jacot Guillarmod
- Fulbrights, the TRC, and an M.A. in Washington / Monica Joyi
- A breach of racial divides in training military leaders / Edna van Harte
- An educational advisor wouldn't take no for an answer / Carol Wilson
- A South African magistrate and the American correctional system / Siraj Desai
- "The people's judge" / Willem Heath
- Fulbright scholar, Yale professor, member of Parliament / Wilmot James
- "Steve, I can't tell you how meaningful that day was for me" / Steve McDonald
- A journey to Parliament via the United States / Sej Motau
- Bridging political divides / Dan and Jenny Neser
- Operation Crossroads Africa and lifelong learning / Eshaam Palmer
- Abuse no more / Sheila Goodgall
- Our man in Pretoria : three tours in South Africa / Robert Gosende
- ACAO under apartheid, PAO under democracy / Tom Hull
- The boss said he could stand up to anybody / Frank Sassman
- Walking in another's shoes / Klaas Skosana
- "Breaching the walls on a park bench" / Jerry Vogel
- Anyone's medical doctor of choice / Gilbert Lawrence
- A life of firsts, the science of joints and cartilage / Shirley Motaung
- Degrees of the universe / Karel Nel
- A spouse brings South Africans together / Bonnie Brown
- We all invited all / Timothy Carney
- Social work and the Cleveland International Program / Victor Daniels
- "This is the kind of dialogue we need" / Robert C. Heath
- Discovering american freedom with Operation Crossroads Africa / Wallace Mgoqi
- Bringing head start to South Africa / Virginia Petersen
- "Just give him a chance", and she did / Ruth Spector
- Editor's final note / Dan Whitman.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781438451220
- 1438451229
- OCLC:
- 877868181
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