{"product_id":"african-leaders-of-the-twentieth-century-volume-2-cabral-machel-mugabe-sirleaf","title":"African Leaders of the Twentieth Century, Volume 2: Cabral, Machel, Mugabe, Sirleaf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThis omnibus edition brings together concise and up-to-date biographies of Amílcar Cabral, Samora Machel, Robert Mugabe, and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAfrican Leaders of the Twentieth Century, Volume 2\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomplements courses in history and political science and is an informative collection for general readers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eAmílcar Cabral: A Nationalist and Pan-Africanist Revolutionary,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Peter Karibe Mendy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmílcar Cabral’s charismatic and visionary leadership, his pan-Africanist solidarity and internationalist commitment to “every just cause in the world,” remain relevant to contemporary struggles for emancipation and self-determination. This concise biography is an ideal introduction to his life and legacy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMozambique’s Samora Machel: A Life Cut Short,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Allen F. Isaacman and Barbara S. Isaacman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom his anti-colonial military leadership to the presidency of independent Mozambique, Samora Machel held a reputation as a revolutionary hero to the oppressed. Although killed in a 1987 plane crash, for many Mozambicans his memory lives on as a beacon of hope for the future.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRobert Mugabe,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eby Sue Onslow and Martin Plaut\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor some, Zimbabwe’s Robert Mugabe was a liberation hero who confronted white rule and oversaw the radical redistribution of land. For others, he was a murderous dictator who drove his country to poverty. This concise biography reveals the complexity of the man who led Zimbabwe for its first decades of independence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEllen Johnson Sirleaf,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby Pamela Scully\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNobel Peace Prize–winner and two-time Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf speaks to many of the key themes of the twenty-first century. Among these are the growing power of women in the arenas of international politics and human rights; the ravaging civil wars of the post–Cold War era in which sexual violence is used as a weapon; and the challenges of transitional justice in building postconflict societies.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allen F. Isaacman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45449308405936,"sku":null,"price":52.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/6821\/9056\/files\/61DqoMZOqzL._SL1000.jpg?v=1783855584","url":"https:\/\/www.umojabooks.com\/products\/african-leaders-of-the-twentieth-century-volume-2-cabral-machel-mugabe-sirleaf","provider":"Umoja House ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}