{"product_id":"bring-me-my-machine-gun-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-south-africa-from-mandela-to-zuma","title":"Bring Me My Machine Gun: The Battle for the Soul of South Africa, from Mandela to Zuma","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eBring Me My Machine Gun: The Battle for the Soul of South Africa, from Mandela to Zuma\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eAlec Russell\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781586487386\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePublicAffairs\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2009\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003e1\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e336\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning journalist Alec Russell was in South Africa to witness the fall of apartheid and the remarkable reconciliation of Nelson Mandela's rule; and returned in 2007-2008 to see Mandela's successor, Thabo Mbeki, fritter away the country's reputation. South Africa is now perched on a precipice, as it prepares to elect Jacob Zuma as president--signaling a potential slide back to the bad old days of post-colonial African leadership, and disaster for a country that was once the beacon of the continent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his long relationships with all the key senior figures including Mandela, Mbeki, Desmond Tutu, and Zuma, and a host of South Africans he has known over the years--including former activists turned billionaires and reactionary Boers--Alec Russell's \u003cem\u003eBring Me My Machine Gun\u003c\/em\u003e is a beautifully told and expertly researched account of South Africa's great tragedy: the tragedy of hope unfulfilled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Bring Me My Machine Gun: The Battle for the Soul of South Africa, from Mandela to Zuma | Alec Russell | Hardcover | 9781586487386 | Used: Like New | Back Stacks F 1763891","offer_id":49287699464344,"sku":"1763891","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/61D-XnzQX5L.jpg?v=1781897205","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/bring-me-my-machine-gun-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-south-africa-from-mandela-to-zuma","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}