Choice, not fate
Subtitle: the life and times of Trevor Manuel
By: Pippa Green.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Johannesburg
Language: eng
Number of pages: 602
ISBN-13: 9780143025337
Subjects: Manuel, Trevor A; Politicians -- South Africa -- Biography; Finance ministers -- South Africa -- Biography; Government, Resistance to -- South Africa; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century; South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1994-
Genres: Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 583-594) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. 1. Origins. Shattered Cape; title: People of the world; title: History unhooked. Pt. 2. Education, 1970-1975.  'Let us live for our children'; title: The politics of withdrawal; title: Lessons from Taufie; title: The politics of engagement. Pt. 3. Building, 1976-1985. "Like tides, like stars'; title: A new mission; title: A network of networks; title: What is to be done?; title: All, here, now; title: 'I beg you, please be ungovernable'; title: 'Say not the struggle naught availeth'. Pt. 4. Emergency, 1985-1990. 'The enemy faints not nor faileth'; title: 'Unnecessary noise'; title: 'You're supposed to be smiling'; title: 'Forcing the sun to rise ...'; title: The narrative of freedom. Pt. 5. Transition, 1990-1995. 'Corner boy'; title: The 'guru with matric'; title: What is G?; title: Losing home; title: New world. Pt. 6. Power, 1995-2008. Amorphous markets; title: The outsider '; title: 'Good luck being in charge'; title: Choice, not fate; title: 'If I were the weatherman'.