Chris Hani
OUTPUT TYPE: Monograph (Book)
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2014
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Houston, J.Ngculu
KEYWORDS: HANI, CHRIS, LIBERATION STRUGGLES
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Web link: https://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/books/voices-of-liberation-3
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 8048
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/2667
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2667
PUBLICATION YEAR: 2014
TITLE AUTHOR(S): G.Houston, J.Ngculu
KEYWORDS: HANI, CHRIS, LIBERATION STRUGGLES
DEPARTMENT: Developmental, Capable and Ethical State (DCES)
Web link: https://www.hsrcpress.ac.za/books/voices-of-liberation-3
Print: HSRC Library: shelf number 8048
HANDLE: 20.500.11910/2667
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11910/2667
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Abstract
The Voices of Liberation series celebrates the lives and writings of South African and African liberation activists and heroes. The human, social and literary contexts presented in this series have a critical resonance and bearing on where we come from, who we are and how we can choose to shape our destiny. This series ensures that the debates and values that shaped the liberation movement are not lost. The series offers a unique combination of biographical information with selections from original speeches and writings in each volume. By providing access to the thoughts and writings of some of the many men and women who fought for the dismantling of apartheid, colonialism and capitalist legacy, this series invites the contemporary reader to engage directly with the rich history of the struggle for democracy and the restoration of our own identity. The title of the series has been carefully chosen as it speaks to its purpose which is not only to make a particular voice resonate but to strengthen the voice from the South and Africa in particular. Chris Hani was a key figure in the South African liberation struggle, yet little has been written about this enigmatic leader of the SACP and Chief of Staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe. The year 2013, marks the 20 year anniversary of his assassination and HSRC Press views the publication of this book as extremely important, not only to commemorate his death but to highlight the principles and values for which he stood. As Chief of Staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe, Hani was prepared to support the cessation of the armed struggle in the interests of the negotiations which would benefit the country as a whole; he represents the importance of dialogue and the relationship between identity, agency, citizenship and social action. Hani believed in restoring people to their humanity and the need is now greater perhaps than ever before to hear his voice loud and clear.-
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