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Confronting Apartheid by John Dugard

Confronting Apartheid

A Personal History of South Africa, Namibia and Palestine

John Dugard

Jacana Media · Print & ebook · February 12, 2019

Most personal histories of apartheid in Southern Africa tell the story of the armed struggle.

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Who it’s for
John Dugard recounts legal opposition to apartheid through his work in three societies.
Genres
Human Rights, South Africa History, Colonialism & Its Aftermath
Published
Jacana Media, February 12, 2019

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About this book

Most personal histories of apartheid in Southern Africa tell the story of the armed struggle. This book is about opposition to apartheid within the law and through the law. South Africa achieved notoriety for its apartheid policies and practices both in the country and in Namibia. Today Israel stands accused of applying apartheid in the Palestinian territories it has occupied since 1967.

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Confronting Apartheid examines the regimes of these three societies from the perspective of the author’s experiences as a human rights lawyer in South Africa and Namibia and as a UN human rights envoy in occupied Palestine. John Dugard describes the work he undertook in defense of human rights in South West Africa/Namibia, South Africa, and more recently in occupied Palestine.

Apartheid and the Law

John Dugard recounts legal opposition to apartheid through his work in three societies.

Come here for

  • A human rights lawyer’s work in South West Africa/Namibia and South Africa
  • His later work as a UN human rights envoy in occupied Palestine

Expect

  • A personal history grounded in human rights law
  • Accounts of work in Namibia, South Africa, and occupied Palestine

Where it sits

Human Rights74%
Colonialism & Its Aftermath26%
South Africa History22%

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Publisher categories

  • History
  • Politics & Government
Authors
John Dugard
Publisher
Jacana Media
Published
February 12, 2019
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
History