Home
:
Book details
:
Book description
Description of
The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela
The Resurrection of Winnie Mandela charts the rise and falland rise, againof one of South Africa's most controversial political figures. 'Ma Winnie' fought apartheid with uncommon ferocity, but her implication in kidnapping, torture and killingsincluding the murder of 14-year-old Stompie Seipeiwould later see her shunned. Sisonke Msimang argues that this complicated woman was not witch but warrior: that her violence, like that of the men she fought alongside, was a function of her political views rather than a descent into madness. In resurrecting Ma Winnie, Msimang asks what it means to reclaim this powerful woman as an icon while honouring apartheid's victimsthose who were collateral damage and whose stories have yet to be told. Enjoy Subscribe to