A rainbow in the night : the tumultuous birth of South Africa

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Label

A rainbow in the night : the tumultuous birth of South Africa

Title remainder

the tumultuous birth of South Africa

Statement of responsibility

Dominique Lapierre

Creator

• Lapierre, Dominique

Contributor

• hoopla digital
• Rudnicki, Stefan, 1945-

Author

• Lapierre, Dominique

Subject

• Apartheid -- South Africa

Language

eng

Summary

In 1652 a small group of Dutch farmers landed on the southernmost tip of Africa. Sent by the powerful Dutch India Company, their mission was simply to grow vegetables and supply ships rounding the cape. The colonists, however, were convinced by their strict Calvinist faith that they were among God's ?Elect,? chosen to rule over the continent. Their saga?bloody, ferocious, and fervent?would culminate three centuries later in one of the greatest tragedies of history: the establishment of a racist regime in which a white minority would subjugate and victimize millions of blacks. Called apartheid, it was a poisonous system that would only end with the liberation from prison of one of the moral giants of our time, Nelson Mandela. A Rainbow in the Night is Dominique Lapierre's epic account of South Africa's tragic history and the heroic men and women?famous and obscure, white and black, European and African?who have, with their blood and tears, brought to life the country that is today known as the Rainbow Nation

Accompanying matter

technical information on music

Cataloging source

Midwest

Form of composition

not applicable

Format of music

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Literary text for sound recordings

other

PerformerNote

Read by Stefan Rudnicki

Target audience

general

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not applicable