This book presents a detailed study of the political journalism of Ruth First - an independent thinker and a headstrong journalist who stood her ground in a male-dominated liberation movement. A product of information gathering which began in South Africa in 1986 (at a time when discussing communism exposed one to the possibility of imprisonment without trial), the subject matter in this book discusses her unwavering commitment and contribution to a free press.
Print editions not for sale in Sub-Saharan Africa. This book is part of Routledge's co-published series 30 Years of Democracy in South Africa, in collaboration with UNISA Press, which reflects on the past years of a democratic South Africa and assesses the future opportunities and challenges.
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Credits
Series foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Growing up left
2. University, politics and the party
3. The Congress Alliance
4. A press with a mission
5. Building a campaign
6. Building an identity
7. The economy of poverty
8. A battle won
9. Towards new horizons
10. A battle lost
11. The struggle for silence
12. Postscript
13. Bibliography
14. Index
