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The defeat of Apartheid holds valuable lessons for the present and the future
International solidarity was the instrument with which the South African regime was dismantled, writes MARJORIE MAYO
The sharp end of the struggle

International Brigade Against Apartheid: Secrets of the People’s War That Liberated South Africa
Edited by Ronnie Kasrils with Muff Andersson and Oscar Marleyn
Jacanda Media £16.95

 


THIS extraordinary book brings together an amazing range of inspiring stories of international solidarity.

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