{"product_id":"spear-of-the-nation-janet-cherry-9780821420263","title":"Spear of the Nation: Umkhonto Wesizwe: South Africa's Liberation Army, 1960s-1990s","description":"\u003cp\u003eUmkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century--but it never got to \"march triumphant into Pretoria.\" MK--as it was known--was the armed wing of the African National Congress, South Africa's liberation movement, that challenged the South African apartheid government. A small group of revolutionaries committed to the seizure of power, MK discovered its principal members engaged in negotiated settlement with the enemy and was disbanded soon after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe history of MK is one of paradox and contradiction, of successes and failures. In this short study, which draws widely on the personal experiences of--and commentary by--MK soldiers, Janet Cherry offers a new and nuanced account of the Spear of the Nation. She presents in broad outline the various stages of MK's thirty-year history, considers the difficult strategic and moral problems the revolutionary army faced, and argues that its operations are likely to be remembered as a just war conducted with considerable restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Janet Cherry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0821420267\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780821420263\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 08\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.20w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2012 pg. 6","brand":"Janet Cherry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947345936639,"sku":"9780821420263","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_4c7923f8-81ee-4486-90d1-e4fae9a111dc.jpg?v=1681518176","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/spear-of-the-nation-janet-cherry-9780821420263","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}