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Originally published in June 2007, this book aims to keep intact the soul of Biko and his teachings in a book of quotes. This is done through the reproduction of key quotes on the fundamental subject matter put forward by The Black Consciousness ideology. Some of the quotes included are from Father Stubbs and Millard Arnold.
Edited by Millard Arnold, he brings to life the words of Biko’s revolutionary thought which encompassed a wide range of subject matter pertaining to the black human experience. Ranging from Black Expectations, through to Liberals, as well as the topic of integration.
The book includes some of Biko’s quotes on different subjects:
‘The future will always be shaped by the sequence of present-day events.’
‘Being black is not a matter of pigmentation being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.’
‘The philosophy of Black Consciousness, therefore, expresses group pride and the determination by the blacks to rise and attain the envisaged self.’
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of
the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light
on the human experience - classics which will endure for
generations to come. Few books have had such an impact as Wild
Swans: a popular bestseller which has sold more than 13 million
copies and a critically acclaimed history of China; a tragic tale
of nightmarish cruelty and an uplifting story of bravery and
survival. Through the story of three generations of women in her
own family - the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine,
the Communist mother and the daughter herself - Jung Chang reveals
the epic history of China's twentieth century. Breathtaking in its
scope, unforgettable in its descriptions, this is a masterpiece
which is extraordinary in every way.
Blanche Kelso Bruce was born a slave in 1841, yet, remarkably,
amassed a real-estate fortune and became the first black man to
serve a full term in the U.S. Senate. He married Josephine
Willson--the daughter of a wealthy black Philadelphia doctor--and
together they broke down racial barriers in 1880s Washington, D.C.,
numbering President Ulysses S. Grant among their influential
friends. The Bruce family achieved a level of wealth and power
unheard of for people of color in nineteenth-century America. Yet
later generations would stray from the proud Bruce legacy,
stumbling into scandal and tragedy.
Drawing on Senate records, historical documents, and personal
letters, author Lawrence Otis Graham weaves a riveting social
history that offers a fascinating look at race, politics, and class
in America.
Malalai Joya was named one of "Time "magazine's 100 Most
Influential People of 2010. An extraordinary young woman raised in
the refugee camps of Iran and Pakistan, Joya became a teacher in
secret girls' schools, hiding her books under her burqa so the
Taliban couldn't find them; she helped establish a free medical
clinic and orphanage in her impoverished home province of Farah;
and at a constitutional assembly in Kabul, Afghanistan, in 2003,
she stood up and denounced her country's powerful NATO-backed
warlords. She was twenty-five years old. Two years later, she
became the youngest person elected to Afghanistan's new Parliament.
In 2007, she was suspended from Parliament for her persistent
criticism of the warlords and drug barons and their cronies. She
has survived four assassination attempts to date, is accompanied at
all times by armed guards, and sleeps only in safe houses.
Joya takes us inside this massively important and insufficiently
understood country, shows us the desperate day-to-day situations
its remarkable people face at every turn, and recounts some of the
many acts of rebellion that are helping to change it. A
controversial political figure in one of the most dangerous places
on earth, Malalai Joya is a hero for our times.
John Grigg's four volume life of Lloyd George is one of the great
political biographies. This, the final volume, opens with Lloyd
George's succession to the Premiership in December 1916, when
Britain faced starvation and defeat through the German U-boat
campaign, its allies France, Russia and Italy were tottering, the
Liberal Party was bitterly divided and unrest in Ireland was
growing. Worst of all, military chiefs regarded themselves as at
least the equals of the government. To resolve these crises
required ruthlessness, political genius and leadership of the
highest order. In this thrilling book we see one of Britain's most
resourceful Prime Ministers in brilliant action, steering his
country to victory. It is a tragedy John Grigg didn't live to
complete his magnum opus but what exists is a masterpiece. Faber
Finds is reissuing the four volumes: The Young Lloyd George, Lloyd
George: The People's Champion 1902-1911, Lloyd George: From Peace
to War 1912-1916, Lloyd George: War Leader 1916-1918. 'With the
volume, Grigg crowns the edifice of one of the great biographies of
our time.' Anthony Howard - Sunday Times 'A fitting climax to a
path-breaking study.' John Campbell, Independent, Books of the Year
'Superb... the fullest account we shall ever have of Lloyd George's
career as a wartime Prime Minister. It is a fascinating story and
is told with panache, vigour, clarity and impartiality by a great
biographer... brings out as never before the brilliance of Lloyd
George's finest hour.' Robert Blake, Evening Standard 'A major
publishing event... Grigg mingles factual precision, high-interest
value and judgements which are mostly as wise as they are
forthright.' Roy Jenkins, Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Year
'Gripping... essential... This wonderful biography, clear and
authoritative, every page a lesson in how to write narrative
history, well up to its preceding volumes, recreates both a time of
acute national danger and an extraordinary man.' Max Egremont,
Financial Times
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