Iron in the soul
Subtitle: the leaders of the official parliamentary opposition in South Africa, 1910-1993
By: F.A. Mouton
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Protea Book House
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Hatfield, Pretoria
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781485305507; 9781485305514; 9781485305521
Subjects: Opposition (Political science); History; Legislators; Biography; Politicians; Politics and government
Other titles: Leaders of the official parliamentary opposition in South Africa, 1910-1993
Description: 'This group biography brings to life the careers of the so-called political "losers" who acted as leaders of the opposition before South Africa's first democratic election in 1994, and analyses their contributions to the shaping of South Africa's volatile history.'--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-217) and index.
Table of contents: title: Sir Leander Starr Jameson, 1910-1912; title: Sir Thomas Smartt, 1912-1920; title: J.G.N. Strauss, 1950-1956; title: Sir De Villiers Graaff, 1956-1977; title: Radclyffe Cadman, 29 June 1977-30 November 1977; title: Colin Eglin, 1977-1979; title: Frederik Van Zyl Slabbert, 1979-1986; title: Colin Eglin, 1986-1987; title: Dr A.P. Treurnicht, 1987-1993.