Reviews for Anti-apartheid

The average rating for Anti-apartheid based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-02-17 00:00:00 Josh Brown A very good history of the negotiations between the ANC and the National Party as they ended Apartheid in favor of democracy. The book explains the reasons behind De Klerk's move towards the elections (vainity, and prestige as well as the understanding that apartheid was falling a part and the realization that the ANC weren't as much of a threat as they were in the past) and the change in the feelings of the Afrikaners (many of the educated whites were nire worried about economics and reputation in the world than keeping the apartheid state running). Also, did a good job explaining the mind set of the ANC and their leaders. Overall, it did a great job of walking the reader through the negotiations and events that rocked ZA and the world during the late 80's and early 90's.

Review # 2 was written on 2009-03-30 00:00:00 Parker Samuelson Even though this is nonfiction, it was riveting. She is a great writer and the story is inspirational. The only sad thing about it is that this transition went so smoothly, yet soooo many other countries with similar problems can't seem to work their differences out and that so many in those countries are left to suffer because of it.