Drinking with ghosts
TITLE AUTHOR(S): M.Schmidt, A.C.Grossberg
KEYWORDS: RACIAL SEGREGATION
DEPARTMENT: Impact Centre (IC), Impact Centre (PRESS), Impact Centre (CC)
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 0
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/2136
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2136
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Abstract
In this current climate, Michael Schmidt???s Drinking with Ghosts: The Aftermath of Apartheid???s Dirty War (BestRed) is a remarkable example of rigorously-researched and brave investigative journalism. The Executive Director of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism in South Africa, Schmidt has a respected track record as a journalist for publications including the Sunday Times and ThisDay. The book draws on his extensive experience in the field. Drinking with Ghosts unpacks and reflects on the actions, both covert and overt, carried out by the state and its operatives during the apartheid years in Southern Africa. Its specific focus is on the Dirty War as exemplified by hidden nuclear weapons, clandestine forays into neighbouring states, mass poisoning and disposal of military opponents, shady arms deals and bloody massacres.-
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