Colour : unsolved problem of the West

Marais, Ben J.

Published by Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins, 1952

About this Item

Marais, Ben J. Colour : unsolved problem of the West. First edition in English. Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins, s.d. [1952]. Hardback, Fair, no dustjacket. Orange cloth, black lettering to front and spine. Covers bumped to corners and spine, with some fading and fraying to edges. Binding intact but not strong, with lateral movement, coming away at the internal gutters with some webbing showing. The book has a forward lean. Front pastedown has cancelled library ownership stamp; fep has library stamp and previous owner's ex-libris label. 329pp. Dust-staining to top edge of page block; contents clean and bright. Scarce. In Colour: Unsolved Problem of the West Ben Marais is attempting to warn his readers, South African as well as American and European, against two dangers. The first danger is the attempt to transfer and apply solutions of other countries to the problems in South Africa. The concern here is that the situations between the countries differ. The second danger is that South Africans ignore, or take no notice of the reaction of other countries to the problems in South Africa. This would be done through South Africans adopting the attitude that they can learn nothing from other countries about colour and racial relations, because South Africa s position differs from that of other countries. While not trying to formulate a standpoint on the issues, he is attempting to be descriptive, thus promoting an understanding of the problems and issues involved. Marais mentioned in an interview that the book was a bomb that exploded in his face. He approached Die Transvaler, an Afrikaans daily, to enquire whether they would review it. He was asked: Does it support Apartheid? No, he replied. Then we cannot touch it, came the response Marais had to have it translated into English to procure positive reaction (Petrus Maritz, DD dissertation on Marais). RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1677361563934

Bibliographic Details

Title: Colour : unsolved problem of the West

Publisher: Cape Town: Howard B. Timmins

Publication Date: 1952

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fair

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: 1st Edition