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Apartheid guns and money, for my money, should be on the list of prescribed books for high school students in grades 11 and 12 as well as university students, especially those majoring in political science, economics and forensic investigations. A tale of profit, serves as a warning to south africans by showing how certain economic and political networks in the apartheid era shaped the nation in the 1980s and survived the political transformation of 1994. However foreign the apartheid era may be to the bornfrees of south. Hennie van vuuren is an activist, writer and director of open secrets, focusing on accountability for economic crimes and human rights violations. While researching the recently published book apartheid guns and money. An explosive expose that uncovers a covert network of over 50 countries, including the us, that illegally supplied guns to pretoria while supposedly policing apartheidera sanctions. This site uses cookies to improve your user experience. For two decades before 1994, while internal resistance grew, mandatory sanctions prohibited the sale of strategic goods and arms to south africa.

A tale of profit, the 2017 book by open secrets director, hennie van vuuren, whose organisation subsequently exposed alleged efforts to lobby former president jacob zuma for political assistance in 2010. Considers the role of banks and oil companies in breaking the arms embargo. Flickrrahuldlucca its not very often that a book really reshapes our perception of an issue, but hennie van vuurens apartheid, guns and money. Hennie van vuuren on his book apartheid, guns and money. African studies quarterly apartheid guns and money is an extraordinary compilation and analysis of the deep layers of state crime. Apartheid guns and money a tale of profit defenceweb.

Shining a light on apartheids corruption secrets van vuuren shows that the struggle against corruption is indeed a human rights struggle and that, as we know from south africas own history, it can be won. This book provides the evidence and the motivation to do so. Its not very often that a book really reshapes our perception of an issue, but hennie van vuurens apartheid, guns and money. Professor achille mbembe this book was long overdue. South africa remains a deeply unequal society battling the legacy of apartheid. Apartheid guns and money ebook by hennie van vuuren. Hennie van vuuren is a civil society and anticorruption activist and tells the story with all the skill of a john le carre. A london bus displays antiapartheid message at the height of south africas isolation. South africa remains a deeply unequal society battling the legacy of apartheid and the persistence of corrupt networks that seek to capture its democratically elected leaders. Martin plaut is affiliated with the institute of commonwealth studies, university of london. Apartheid guns and money a meticulously researched book. The majority expressed their distaste, but got on with business as usual in sport, in diplomacy or, as this book devastatingly exposes, by. A tale of profit hennie van vuuren will discuss the network of deep state actors in corporations, banks, intelligence agencies, arms dealers and prominent politicians in over fifty countries complicit in this crime against humanity. A tale of profit hurst, 2019, hennie van vuuren examines the final decades of the apartheid regime in south africa.

It is the poor people who stay furthest from town and therefore have to spend more money on transport to come and work for white people. Hennie van vuuren follows the money and the weapons and thereby shines light on the role of western enablers in keeping the south african apartheidregime in power. Its a timely reminder that the founding values of our new. The last white regime was confronted with an existential threat. An important book, shining a light on the hidden realities of apartheids demise book photo. Buy apartheid, guns and money by hennie van vuuren from waterstones today. Apartheid guns and money is an extraordinary compilation and analysis of the deep layers of state crime. The love of money says the biblical injunction is the root of all kinds of evil. Read apartheid guns and money a tale of profit by hennie van vuuren available from rakuten kobo. These revelations, and the difficult questions they pose, will force the. Whistleblowers were assassinated and ordinary people suffered.

Weaving together archival material, interviews and newly declassified documents, apartheid guns and money exposes some of the darkest secrets of apartheids economic crimes, their murderous consequences, and those who profited. Apartheid guns and money by hennie van vuuren overdrive. Apartheid guns and money a tale of profit hennie van vuuren. He weaves together archival material, interviews and newly declassified documents to expose some of the darkest secrets of apartheids economic crimes and their murderous consequences. Hennie van vuuren in its last decades, the apartheid regime was confronted with an existential threat. While internal resistance to the last whitesonly government grew, mandatory international sanctions prohibited.

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State crime journal probably the single most important book that has been written about south africa for the last twenty years. This is the third installment of open secrets series, declassified. A runaway bestseller, this book shocks, astounds and provides the links between corruption then and now. This is an expose of that machinery created in defence of apartheid and the people who made this possible.

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