The book celebrates the centenary of one of the most misunderstood intellectual political leaders of South Africa: Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe. It seeks to set the record straight regarding Sobukwe’s legacy and heritage, a task sorely neededed for the country’s new leadership and memorialisation purposes.
This book breaks new ground in scholarly biographies. Its significance lies in the major gaps it fills in the scholarship on Sobukwe, the history of the liberation struggle and Pan-Africanism. Not only does it correct misinterpretations of Sobukwe’s ideas in the historiography of the liberation struggle in South Africa, but also reveals unknown aspects of Sobukwe’s childhood, early life and his rise as an intellectual who padvocated both radical African nationalism and Pan-Africanism.
Dondolo’s writing is accessible and engaging to both general readers and academics. Dondolo’s depth of knowledge is evident from his use of secondary literature, oral interviews and other sources and his analysis is arguably the most up-to-date, critical African-centred perspective on Sobukwe’s thoughts.
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