Description
Book SynopsisChris Hani was one of the most highly respected leaders of the African National Congress, the South African Communist Party, and uMkhonto we Sizwe. His assassination in 1993 threatened to upset the transition to democracy but also prompted an intervention by Nelson Mandela, which accelerated the process.
Trade Review“Hugh Macmillan’s astute scholarship, literary skill, and close proximity to the legendary Chris Hani combine to make this book an engrossing portrayal of South Africa’s iconic guerrilla commander and communist leader. I read it at one unputdownable session and, as much as I intimately knew Chris Hani, [I] learnt much from, and enjoyed, the author’s unique insight.”
“A much-needed biography of a significant political figure, Hugh Macmillan’s Chris Hani is the standard account of a man increasingly enveloped in myth.”
“Macmillan’s short biography of SACP general secretary and ANC/MK leader Chris Hani is both accessible and academically rigorous, providing the best available introduction to Hani’s life, leadership style, political vision, and human qualities which make him one of South Africa’s liberation struggle most beloved figures.”
Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Roots in the Eastern Cape
2. Armed struggle
3. The Wankie Campaign
4. After Wankie and Sipolilo: The Hani Memorandum
5. The Morogoro Conference and after
6. Interlude in Lesotho, 1975–82
7. Political commissar: Zambia, Angola, Mozambique
8. From people’s war to negotiations
9. Visions of a new South Africa
Postscript
Acknowledgements
Bibliography
Index
