Albert Luthuli : bound by faith
by
Couper, Scott.
Title
:
Albert Luthuli : bound by faith
Author
:
Couper, Scott.
ISBN
:
9781869141929
Personal Author
:
Couper, Scott.
Publication Information
:
Scottsville, South Africa : University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2010.
Physical Description
:
xi, 291 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Contents
:
The Home of my Fathers: Pre-1897-1927 -- The Christian Mode: 1928-1959 -- Storm on the Horizon: 1960 -- The Tempo Quickens: 1961 -- Brave Just Men: 1962-1966 -- Alone on the Tracks: 1967.
Abstract
:
Many myths assert that Chief Albert Luthuli, former President of the African National Congress (ANC), launched the armed struggle on his return to South Africa after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
This misinterpretation sparks what is arguably one of the most relevant and controversial historical debates in South Africa. In what is the first substantive biography of Luthuli, Scott Couper challenges a nationalist-inspired perspective and argues that the iconic leader did not countenance the initiation of violence in December 1961.
Luthuli's ecclesiastical tradition, Congregationalism, imbedded within him the primacy of democracy, education, sacrificial service, multiracialism and egalitarianism, propelling him to the heights of political leadership.
Personal Subject
:
Luthuli, A. J. (Albert John), 1898-1967.
Luthuli, Albert, 1898-1967.
Subject Term
:
Government, Resistance to -- South Africa.
Geographic Term
:
South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
Electronic Access
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| Library | Material Type | Item Barcode | Shelf Number | Copy |
|---|
| IIEMSA | General Books | 33168025799939 | 968.05 S425A 2010 | 2 |