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International solidarity was the instrument with which the South African regime was dismantled, writes MARJORIE MAYO
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International Brigade Against Apartheid: Secrets of the People’s War That Liberated South Africa
Edited by Ronnie Kasrils with Muff Andersson and Oscar Marleyn
Jacanda Media £16.95

 


THIS extraordinary book brings together an amazing range of inspiring stories of international solidarity.

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