{"product_id":"african-activists-of-the-twentieth-hugh-macmillan-9780821425145","title":"African Activists of the Twentieth Century: Hani, Maathai, Mpama\/Palmer, Saro-Wiwa","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn omnibus collection of concise and up-to-date biographies of four influential figures from modern African history.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChris Hani, \u003c\/i\u003e by Hugh Macmillan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Hani was one of the most highly respected leaders of the African National Congress, the South African Communist Party, and uMkhonto we Sizwe. His assassination in 1993 threatened to upset the country's transition to democracy and prompted an intervention by Nelson Mandela that ultimately accelerated apartheid's demise.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWangari Maathai, \u003c\/i\u003e by Tabitha Kanogo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis concise biography tells the story of Wangari Maathai, the Kenyan activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner who devoted her life to campaigning for environmental conservation, sustainable development, democracy, human rights, gender equality, and the eradication of poverty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJosie Mpama\/Palmer: Get Up and Get Moving, \u003c\/i\u003e by Robert R. Edgar\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighly critical of the patriarchal attitudes that hindered Black women's political activism, South Africa's Josie Mpama\/Palmer was an outspoken advocate for women's social and political equality, a member of the Communist Party of South Africa, and an antiapartheid activist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKen Saro-Wiwa, \u003c\/i\u003e by Roy Doron and Toyin Falola\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA penetrating, accessible portrait of the Nigerian activist whose execution galvanized the world. Ken Saro-Wiwa became a martyr and symbolized modern Africans' struggle against military dictatorship, corporate power, and environmental exploitation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hugh MacMillan, Tabitha Kanogo, Robert R. Edgar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821425145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821425145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ohio University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 750\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.93h x 4.25w x 1.65d","brand":"Hugh MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44075435589887,"sku":"9780821425145","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3528a6ef-b590-48ae-a170-0c0a475ff97b.jpg?v=1685459406","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/african-activists-of-the-twentieth-hugh-macmillan-9780821425145","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}