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OverviewFrom schooldays in Durban to later years as an Oxford don, director of the Helen Suzman Foundation and formidable political commentator, Johnson has produced an entertaining and occasionally eye-popping memoir brimming with history, anecdote and insight. Johnson charts his evolution from enthusiastic, left-leaning Africanist to political realist, relating episodes that influenced his intellectual worldview, including time spent among the exiled liberation movements in London during the 1960s, a sojourn in newly independent Guinea and more recent forays into Zimbabwe. There are wonderful stories, some hilarious, others filled with pathos, about the multitude of characters that he met along the way. Perceptive, critical and full of verve, Foreign Native is leavened with a deep humanity that is a pleasure to read. Full Product DetailsAuthor: RW JohnsonPublisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA Imprint: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA Dimensions: Width: 12.90cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 19.80cm Weight: 0.213kg ISBN: 9781776191116ISBN 10: 1776191110 Pages: 292 Publication Date: 04 February 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationRW Johnson is an Emeritus Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford. He was the only South African Rhodes Scholar resident abroad to return to live in South Africa after the end of apartheid. He has written 14 books, scores of academic papers and innumerable articles for the international press. He lives in Cape Town, South Africa. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |