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The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela charts the rise and fall—and rise, again—of one of South Africa's most controversial political figures. 'Ma Winnie' fought apartheid with uncommon ferocity, but her implication in kidnapping, torture and killings—including the murder of 14-year-old Stompie Seipei—would later see her shunned. Sisonke Msimang argues that this complicated woman was not witch but warrior: that her violence, like that of the men she fought alongside, was a function of her political views rather than a descent into madness. In resurrecting Ma Winnie, Msimang asks what it means to reclaim this powerful woman as an icon while honouring apartheid's victims—those who were collateral damage and whose stories have yet to be told.'It is rare to hear from such a voice as Sisonke's—powerful, accomplished, unabashed and brave.' Alice Pung on Always Another Country'Few of us have felt the grinding force of history as consciously or as...

Author

Sisonke Msimang

Publisher

The Text Publishing Company

Published

2019

Language

EN