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ZA COM RCB-0488
Title
When hope and history rhyme
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- 2013 (Creation)
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Printed matter; 434 pages.
Publisher: Picador Africa
Place of Publication: Johannesburg
ISBN 978-177010-283-5
Publisher: Picador Africa
Place of Publication: Johannesburg
ISBN 978-177010-283-5
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Acquisition method: Resource Centre ; Accessioned by: Zunelle Breytenbach
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The ninth of eleven children born to political activists Ebrahim and Fatima Asvat, Amina Cachalia's political activism and championing of women's rights was almost a preordained path with her father's connection with Mahatma Gandhi, a family tradition that started with her father's explanation of racial discrimination. When hope and history rhyme explores Amina's remarkable life from her early childhood to the women's march on the Union Buildings in Pretoria on 9 August 1956, to her banning, in 1962, for 15 years, and the trials and tribulations when her husband, Yusuf, was placed under house arrest for 25 years. The title includes details of Amina's close relationship with Nelson Mandela, from their first meeting to their poignant encounters after his release from prison in 1990.
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- English
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NMCM ; Reading Room ; RC-C
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- Mandela, Nelson Rolihlahla (Subject)
- Tambo, Oliver Reginald (Subject)
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Nelson Mandela Foundation
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- English