Track My Order
Help Centre
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
1986 - William Dicey

1986

By: William Dicey

eBook | 1 December 2020

At a Glance

eBook

RRP $23.05

$18.99

18%OFF

or 4 interest-free payments of $4.75 with

Instant Digital Delivery to your Kobo Reader App

1986 was a pivotal year in South African history. It was the year of the vigilante, the year of the necklace - but also the year the talking began.

Drawing on newspaper articles, memoirs, and little-known histories, William Dicey presents a compelling diary of a very bad year.

He focuses on ordinary people, showing what life was actually like under an authoritarian regime - from the six hours a day that black workers in KwaNdebele spent on buses to the rebel sporting tours that provided a distraction for white South Africans.

Some stories foreshadow the miracle of 1990 - for instance, the deputy commander of Pollsmoor Prison takes Nelson Mandela on a scenic drive around Cape Town, years before his eventual release. Other stories shine a light on our current conflicts.

Written in crisp prose, 1986 is a model of historical excavation, deftly evoking the spirit of the times.

on

You Can Find This eBook In

Non-FictionHistoryRegional & National HistoryAfrican HistorySpecific Events & Topics in HistorySocial & Cultural HistoryPolitics & GovernmentBiographies & True Stories Diaries, Letters & JournalsTrue StoriesBiographies

More in African History

Sharon : The Life of a Leader - Gilad Sharon

eBOOK

Sharon

The Life of a Leader

eBook

RRP $23.99

$19.24

20%
OFF
Tobruk - Peter FitzSimons

eBOOK

Tobruk

eBook

$16.99

Spice : Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean - Ana Sortun

eBOOK

Spice

Flavors of the Eastern Mediterranean

eBook

RRP $35.99

$28.81

20%
OFF

This product is categorised by