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A founding member of of the African National Congress (ANC) Youth League, A.P. Mda was known for his passionate advocacy of African nationalism and his support for armed struggle against apartheid in the 1950s. Many of his peers considered him the foremost intellectual and strategist of their generation. Robert Edgar and Luyanda ka Msumza trace Mda's life from his early years through his three decades of exile in Basutoland/Lesotho to his death in 1993. They also present the rich written record that Mda left behind—in his letters, essays, political tracts and speeches, and letters to colleagues—charting the evolution of his views throughout his life not only on politics, but also on culture, language, literature, music, religion, and education.

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Author:   Robert Edgar ,  Luyanda ka Msumza
Publisher:   HSRC Press
Imprint:   BestRed
ISBN:  

9781928246275

ISBN 10:   1928246273
Pages:   448
Publication Date:   01 March 2018
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

About the authors; Acknowledgements; PART 1: THE LIFE OF A.P. MDA; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Early years; Chapter 3: From Cape liberalism to African nationalism; Chapter 4: Of mealie pap and hope: African teachers’ protest; Chapter 5: The founding of the ANC Youth League, 9 April 1944; Chapter 6: Xuma’s `kindergarten’; Chapter 7: Fort Hare; Chapter 8: The 1948 election and the Programme of Action; Chapter 9: The Youth League and Inkundla ya Bantu; Chapter 10: The road to Bloemfontein; Chapter 11: Going to Mecca; Chapter 12: The `back-room boy’; Chapter 13: The Analysis; Chapter 14: Herschel; Chapter 15: The founding of the Pan Africanist Congress; Chapter 16: Into exile: Basutoland; Chapter 17: Mda and the law; PART 2: THE WRITINGS OF A.P. MDA; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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Robert Edgar is professor emeritus of African Studies at Howard University and senior fellow in the Department of History at Stellenbosch University. Luyanda ka Msumza works on peace and development issues in South Africa.

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