BEING THERE - Backstories from the Political Front - Couverture souple

Leon, Tony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1776193814 ISBN 13 : 9781776193813

Editeur : Jonathan Ball Publishers SA, 2025

Synopsis

'On Sunday 2 June 2024, I received a phone call that propelled me again into the swirl of

a political drama, with plenty of subplots and prima donnas and lesser villains. In just four

weeks, it changed the course of the country.'

In Being There, Tony Leon goes behind the scenes, reflecting on how history is made, both here and around the world, through his unique mixture of anecdote and informed opinion.

His vantage point ranges from a ringside seat in the formation of the government of national unity (GNU) - recounted in detail here for the first time - to close encounters with the likes of Harry Oppenheimer, Yasser Arafat and Boris Johnson, and reappraisals of FW de Klerk, Nelson Mandela and Mangosuthu Buthelezi. Leon writes of the dangers of modern politics, from the purgatory of social media to the perils of political fundraising in tough times. The challenge of leadership, in a world often led by populist grifters, runs like a golden thread through the book.

Leon reflects on the nostalgia we often feel, through pain and pride, for childhood and schooldays, and the many 'what-ifs' that inform a well-lived and varied life on the frontlines of South Africa. Written with his customary blend of humor and flair, and with an eye to the future and what the present and the past can tell us about it, Being There is both important and highly readable

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Tony Leon is the author of six books and is the longest serving leader of the official opposition in the Parliament of South Africa since the advent of democracy. He served afterward as a South African Ambassador to Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. A qualified attorney and Constitutional Law lecturer, Leon served for twenty years as Member of Parliament and played a leading role in the constitutional negotiations which birthed modern South Africa. He is chairman of Resolve Communications and lives in Cape Town.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jonathan Ball Publishers SA
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1776193814
• ISBN 13: 9781776193813
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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