External Mission - The ANC In Exile (Paperback, New Edition)

New edition of the late Stephen Ellis' meticulously researched book that penetrates the secrecy of the ANC in exile for the first time.

After the ANC was banned by the apartheid government in 1960, many of its leaders and members were forced to leave the country. During the next three decades, it had to operate in exile and underground. Yet the real history of this period remains shrouded in mystery.

Some events, such as the Rhodesian campaign of 1967–1968 and the Kabwe conference of 1985, are well known, but lesser known are the intense factional struggles within the organisation, recurring pro-democracy protests and the creation of a security apparatus that inspired widespread fear. Some networks within the exiled ANC became heavily involved in corruption, even colluding with elements of the apartheid security police and secret services.

External Mission aims to provide a full account of the ANC’s years in exile, penetrating the secrecy the organisation erected around itself and testing the myths that emerged from that period. It is based on an exceptionally wide range of sources, including the ANC’s own archives and foreign archives such as those in East Germany, where the movement’s security personnel were trained.

Incisive and revealing, External Mission is key to understanding South Africa today.

General

Imprint:	Jonathan Ball Publishers
Country of origin:	South Africa
Release date:	July 2022
Authors:	Stephen Ellis
Foreword by:	Max du Preez
Dimensions:	235 x 152 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
Edition:	New Edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-77619-219-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political corruption Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Local history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Local Author Showcase > Politics
LSN:	1-77619-219-2
Barcode:	9781776192199

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