I Write What I Like : A Selection of Writings

Steve Biko

ISBN 10: 0435905988 / ISBN 13: 9780435905989

Published by Pearson Education Limited, 1987

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Zustand: Gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Write What I Like : A Selection of Writings
• Publisher: Pearson Education Limited
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0435905988
• ISBN 13: 9780435905989
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Gut
• Seller catalogs:
  • Bücher

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Synopsis

On 12th September 1977, Steve Biko was murdered in his prison cell. He was only 31, but his vision and charisma - captured in this collection of his work - had already transformed the agenda of South African politics. This book covers the basic philosophy of black consciousness, Bantustans, African culture, the institutional church and Western involvement in apartheid.

From the Inside Flap

"The most potent weapon in the hands of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed." Like all of Steve Biko's writings, those words testify to the passion, courage, and keen insight that made him one of the most powerful figures in South Africa's struggle against apartheid. They also reflect his conviction that black people in South Africa could not be liberated until they united to break their chains of servitude, a key tenet of the Black Consciousness movement that he helped found.

I Write What I Like contains a selection of Biko's writings from 1969, when he became the president of the South African Students' Organization, to 1972, when he was prohibited from publishing. The collection also includes a preface by Archbishop Desmond Tutu; an introduction by Malusi and Thoko Mpumlwana, who were both involved with Biko in the Black Consciousness movement; a memoir of Biko by Father Aelred Stubbs, his longtime pastor and friend; and a new foreword by Professor Lewis Gordon.

Biko's writings will inspire and educate anyone concerned with issues of racism, postcolonialism, and black nationalism.