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Book still very good - Previous ownership inside - Wrapper shows some wear. >>> While studying at the University of the Witwatersrand Phyllis took part in student demonstrations against the Greyshirts and the bulldozing of . After her undergraduate degree she completed an Honours degree in History. This was followed by a year doing a teaching degree at the Teachers Training College in Johannesburg. Due to her political activism, the Training College attempted to expel her and three others, however, due to her outstanding loan the Transvaal Education Department did not agree to the expulsion. After three years teaching at all White schools, Altman decided to quit teaching. - Altmans political work continued with the where she worked with non-white ex-servicemen who returned from war to find the same social barriers in place. Altman and her husband moved to London where they lived for three years. It was during this time that she wrote The Law of the Vultures, based on her experiences working with the Springbok Legion. The book was published in September 1952 and was well received in Britain and South Africa. It was translated into French and Russian. However, very soon after a professor at the University of Witwatersrand labelled the book as subversive which resulted in many booksellers returning their copies to Jonathan Cape Publishers in London. The book was eventually republished in 1987. * Africana * Historical Fiction *
