Subtitle: The Life of Kas Maine, A South African Sharecropper, 1894-1985
Author: Charles Van Onselen
Publisher: Jonathan Ball (2005)
Edition: First Paperback Edition
ISBN-10: 1868422216
ISBN-13: 9781868422210
Condition: Fine
Binding: Softcover
Pages: 649
Dimensions: 23.3 x 15.4 x 4.5 cm
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by Charles Van Onselen
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After years of interviews with sharecropper Kas Maine, and his neighbours, employers, friends and family, Charles van Onselen has re-created the entire world of a man who struggled to maintain his family in a world dedicated to enriching whites and impoverishing blacks.
"This book - a work of biography - seeks to establish some of the deep-seated personal, psychological, social and structural reasons that underlay one family's gradual move away from the Highveld into the twilight world of labour migrancy, peri-urban space and industry." (From the preface by Charles van Onselen)
The Seed is Mine was the winner of the 1997 Alan Paton Award. Other recipients of this award are Nelson Mandela, Jonny Steinberg, Albie Sachs, Antjie Krog and Ronnie Kasrils.
A passion for books and a passion for collecting fine editions was the recipe that created the successful group of bookshops in Johannesburg called Bookdealers. The group started thirty years ago with one store in the quirky suburb of Yeoville and has grown through the years to a total of five shops, plus our online sales. Bookdealers is well-known for its collectable and used books. We also have a large variety of remaindered books sourced from around the world.
If you collect from one of our branches there is no delivery charge. We also offer postal delivery (when available) and courier delivery, subject to a quote.
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