Death of An Idealist: In Search of Neil Aggett
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (929 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B009CGYFOU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 303 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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An Inspiring Book I have read countless books on apartheid. From works on the architects of the societal structure to works on its dismantling to works by those who fought the system. None of them capture just what it was like for ordinary individuals like this one does. Aggett clearly was a searcher, an individual looking not only beyond himself but beyond the social order he lived under. Naidoo does an excellent job of tracing his too-short life and his experiences from childhood to early adulthood. Throughout, she shows how he lived with compassion and
He was the 51st person, and the first white person, to die in detention. He attended school in Grahamstown before studying medicine at the University of Cape Town. She recreates the momentous events of his life and, in doing so, reveals the extraordinary impact Neil's life had on those around him including his family, friends and comrades. A medical doctor who worked most of the week as an unpaid trade union organiser, Aggett's stark non-materialism, shared by his partner Dr Elizabeth Floyd, aroused suspicions. Today, a generation later, South Africa is free and democratic. Death of an Idealist is as much the story of a remarkable young man as it is a reminder that every generation needs its idealists.. Death of an Id