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Auction #114 begins on 11 Apr 2024

Patrick Laurence

Death Squads

apartheid's secret weapon

Published: Penguin, 1990

Edition: 1st Edition

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Penguin forum series, 1990, dedicated to Steve Biko, Jeannette Schoon and David Webster  (three friends), death on may day, police in the dock, pressure mounts, SADF under suspicion, obfuscation and obstruction, impasse, overview: blunted scapel, retrospective, genesis of death squads, dramatis personae, 72 pages, 110 x 180mm, condition: very good.

Patrick Laurence had a  background as an academic historian with a master's degree in history from the University of Natal. During a career spanning five decades , as a journalist of the old school, he saw himself as a reporter, not a polemicist.

At Mandela's first news conference after his release from prison, Patrick was among the dozens of reporters to ask questions. "Patrick Laurence?" Mandela exclaimed. "I have been reading your articles for years." And he proceeded to walk over and embrace him. (the guardian newspaper)

  • Overall Condition: very good
  • Size: 110 x 180mm


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