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Foreign Native An African Journey

Paperback • 2020 • English

Foreign Native An African Journey

By R. W. Johnson

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

In Foreign Native, RW Johnson looks back with affection and humour on his life in Africa. From schooldays in Durban - fresh off the plane from Merseyside - to later years as an academic, director of the Helen Suzman Foundation and formidable political commentator, he 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 influe...Show more

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ISBN

9781868427710

Publisher

Jonathan Ball Publishers

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

Foreign Native An African Journey

Format

Paperback

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