Steve Biko was one of the foremost figures in South Africa's struggle for liberation from the Apartheid regime. Murdered by the police when he was only 30, he had already established himself as a leader through his work as a political activist and his writings on Black Consciousness. I Write What I Like was first published in 1978 shortly after his brutal murder in detention. This collection of writings displays all the qualities which have made Biko...

Nelson Mandela is well known throughout the world as a heroic leader who symbolizes freedom and moral authority. He is fixed in the public mind as the world's elder statesman, the gray haired man with a kindly smile who spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first black president in South Africa. But Nelson Mandela was not always elderly or benign. And, in this book, the author takes us deep into the heart of racist South Africa to paint a portrait...

"The Politics of the New South Africa provides a fascinating appraisal of the critical moments in the history and recent development of South Africa. As well as providing detailed coverage of segregation and racial supremacy, black opposition, politics under apartheid and violence and terror, the author includes coverage of more recent events such as the transfer of power in 1994, enfranchisement and political realignment, the post-electoral period...