Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa
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The inside story of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, told through the experiences of its unsung hero The struggle in South Africa to destroy apartheid was one of the great moral crusades of the last century, and Mac Maharaj played a pivotal role in the liberation movement for nearly four decades. A South African of Indian descent, Maharaj suffered brutal tortures and twelve years of imprisonment on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela. It was Maharaj who smuggled out the manuscript of Mandela's autobiography, and he later served in his government. Based on extensive interviews with Maharaj over the last eleven years and hitherto unavailable documents, Padraig O'Malley's vividly rendered tale will enthrall anyone interested in a true story of heroism and the story of a people's struggle for freedom. The New York Times - Jeremy Harding Shades of Difference, by Padraig O Malley, the John Joseph Moakley professor for international peace and reconciliation at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, is a collaborative biography, bringing together the author s analysis and Maharaj s own reflections, transcribed from hours of interviews. The result is exactly what O Malley set out to achieve: a portrait of Mac and of South Africa. It is a striking success.
Chronology xiiiForeword Nelson Mandela 1Introduction 21Childhood and Youth 39Introduction 39Mac 47Durban Days 61Introduction 61Mac 66London Days 76Introduction 76Mac 80Gdr Days 87Introduction 87Mac 89Going Home 93Introduction 93Mac 101Detention and Torture 118Introduction 118Mac 121Little Rivonia 137Introduction 137Mac 141Robben Island 147Introduction 147Mac 158Banned in Durban 185Introduction 185Mac 190Lusaka and London 198Introduction 198Mac 210Vula: Getting Started 239Introduction 239Mac 247Home Again 260Introduction 260Mac 272Vula: Conflict in Kwazulu-Natal (KZN) 292Introduction 292Mac 296Mandela 300Introduction 300Mac 306Out of South Africa 314Introduction 314Mac 328Transitions 337Introduction 337Mac 346Vula Unravels 365Introduction 365Mac 367Vula on Trial 381Introduction 381Mac 385Into the New South Africa 390Introduction 390Mac 397Back in the Cold 414Introduction 414Mac 439Family: Struggle and Damage 458Introduction 458Mac 467Hush! Apartheid Thoughts of a Different Kind 469Postscript 493Acknowledgments 496Appendix 501The Web Site 529Acronyms: Parties and Organizations 531A Note on Biographies 533A Note on Interviewees 535A Note on Mac Maharaj Interviews 537Notes 541Bibliography 615Index 631
