{"product_id":"9781462084074","title":"Conversations and Soliloquies: A Window on South Africa","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the midst of apartheid in South Africa, journalist Maurice Hommel documented the cruel injustices and tensions running rampant within the country. What he saw forever impacted his life.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConversations and Soliloquies\u003c\/i\u003e presents a collection of Hommel’s essays and articles from the last fifty-five years, documenting and analyzing South African history during and after apartheid. Over time, the essays illuminate, in sometimes graphic detail, the anti-apartheid struggle that defined South Africa for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBeginning with the Sharpeville Massacre of 1960, Hommel delves into the bloody history of apartheid and traces how it pervaded every segment of society. His interviews with prominent South Africans, including Desmond Tutu and Neville Alexander, offer intimate glimpses into the thoughts of those working for change. In addition, stark photographs capture the emotions of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn its breadth of historical perspectives, this collection is a significant contribution to an understanding of South Africa’s evolution to a nonracial, nonsexist, democratic country. Although lingering prejudices and smoldering resentments remain, Hommel carries an unshakable optimism of South Africa’s enormous potential. \u003ci\u003eConversations and Soliloquies\u003c\/i\u003e captures that hope.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124592918768,"sku":"9781462084074","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781462084074_p0.jpg?v=1763676067","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781462084074","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}