TOMORROW IS ANOTHER COUNTRY (South Africa's Road to Change)

Description: AFRICANA: HOW THE SOUTH AFRICAN MIRACLE CAME ABOUT MORE THAN A QUARTER-CENTURY HAS PASSED since South Africa became a true democracy after many years of racial repression and increasing international isolation. How has the country fared? For some, the dream continues - a country with vast potential that has problems but offers opportunities to all its citizens. For others, the nightmare they feared has come true - a state riddled with corruption and incompetence, going the way of many African countries that once showed much promise. The author of this book Allister Sparks was one of the courageous South African journalists who defied restrictions on reporting and threats to tell his readers the truth of the situation they faced unless the country abandoned apartheid. Many feared change would usher in economic decay and political oppression. Allister Sparks was not one of the naysayers. SPARKS FIRST PUBLISHED THIS BOOK IN 1994 when change had taken place and Nelson Mandela was viewed as the hero of the hour by blacks and whites alike. It tells the riveting story of how transition came about - the secret meetings, the surprising friendships and relationships that evolved among negotiators, the astonishing final abandonment of apartheid. Sparks also sets out why he took an optimistic view of South Africa's future. In that sense, this is an important book for historians as today's analysts look to see whether promises have been kept and potential reached. This copy is an American First Edition and is in pristine "like new" condition with clean and crisp pages, a firm and square hardcover binding and an intact dust-jacket. There are no signs of prior ownership such as a name or bookplate. Allister Sparks died in 2016 at the age of 83. He received numerous awards, including the prestigious Press Freedom Award in 1996 from Media Institute of South Africa. Publisher: Hill and Wang ISBN: 0-8090-9405-3 Non-Fiction: Political History ++ All books sold by Mackie Books are packaged in bubble-wrap to guard against damage from accidental bumping during shipping. + Click here to see other listings by Mackie Books on eBay, including American and international classics. + We ship internationally through eBay's Global Shipping Program. + All the illustrations we post with our eBay listings are from the actual books being sold and are not stock pictures. + We like to get books to you in the condition described above. This means careful packaging - our specialty. + We use recycled material for packaging whenever possible - and we ask our friends to do this too! + At Mackie Books, we believe book-collecting should be stress-free.

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