The other side of history: An anecdotal reflection on political transition in South Africa

The other side of history is Frederik van Zyl Slabbert's reflection on political transition in South Africa.
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978-1-86842-250-0
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Title: The other side of history
Subtitle: An anecdotal reflection on political transition in South Africa
Author: Frederik van Zyl Slabbert
Publisher: Jonathan Ball
Cape Town, South Africa 2006
ISBN 9781868422500 / ISBN 978-1-86842-250-0
Softcover, 12x20 cm, 173 pages, several b/w photos

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History is not seen as a dispassionate inquiry into what happened, but rather as part of political mobilisation promoting some form of collective self-interest. Not for one second do I pretend to know the ‘whole’ or ‘real’ story of what happened in the old South Africa, or what is happening in the ‘new’. I know that significant parts of what has been, or is being invented, are not the way I experienced them. This is a personal reflection on a fascinating period in my life which coincided with fundamental shifts in the political life of South Africa. I was fortunate to be in a position where I knew and had access to persons of influence across the political spectrum. This is my account of their interaction with each other and mine with them. Frederik van Zyl Slabbert