The soft vengeance of a freedom fighter : with a new preface and epilogue / Albie Sachs ; foreword by Desmond Tutu ; introduction by Nancy Scheper-Hughes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sachs, Albie, author.

Tutu, Desmond, author of introduction, etc.

Scheper-Hughes, Nancy, author of introduction, etc.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sachs, Albie, 1935---Health.

Sachs, Albie.

Amputees--Mozambique--Biography.

Amputees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On April 7, 1988, Albie Sachs, an activist South African lawyer and a leading member of the ANC, was car-bombed in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, by agents of South Africa's security forces. His right arm was blown off, and he lost sight in one eye. This intimate and moving account of his recovery traces the gradual recuperation of his broken body and his triumphant reentry into the world, where his dream of soft vengeance was realized with the achievement of democracy in South Africa. This book captures the spirit of a remarkable man: his enormous optimism, his commitment to social justic

Contents:

Cover; The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword; Introduction; Preface; Preface to the 2014 Edition; The Soft Vengeance of a Freedom Fighter; Epilogue; Epilogue to the 2014 Edition; Timeline; Persons Mentioned in the Narrative

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 23, 2014).

ISBN:

9780520959446

0520959442