Book description
South Africa is one of the most complex and troubled nations on
earth. It is the only country whose divisions are legally endorsed,
whose isolation is deliberate and whose internal biases are so
pointedly lopsided.
The Mind of South Africa is a unique survey which encompasses
the history, culture and the warped mythology of apartheid by which
the country is still held hostage. Allister Sparks, distinguished
former editor of the Rand Daily Mail, recounts the full story
of South Africa's agonizing drama - and, amazingly, remains an
optimist about its future.
Allister Sparks was born and educated in South Africa. He was editor
of the
Rand Daily Mail
from 1977 to 1981, South Africa correspondent for
The Economist
for twenty-three years, and is now correspondent for the
Washington Post,
the
Observer
and Holland's leading newspaper, the
NRC Handelsblad.
He was named International Editor of the Year in 1979 and was nominated
for the Pulitzer Prize for his reporting of racial unrest in South
Africa in 1985.
