White Lies: Canon John Collins and the Secret War Against Apartheid - Softcover

Herbstein, Denis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0852558856 ISBN 13: 9780852558850

Publisher: James Currey, 2004

Synopsis

John Collins, Canon of St Paul's Cathedral in London, was the Englishman white South Africans most loved to hate. The organisations founded by Canon Collins, the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) and Christian Action, depended on the work of volunteers across the world. The secrecy with which they operated is why the story of these networks has been virtually unknown until now. North America: Independent Publishers Group; South Africa: HSRC Press

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Review:

It is astonishing to discover just how much the IDAF contributed to the struggle against apartheid. --Times Literary Supplement

Synopsis:

John Collins, Canon of St Paul's Cathedral in London, was the Englishman white South Africans most loved to hate. Herbstein charts his single-minded campaign to provide material support to those waging the struggle against apartheid The organisations founded by Canon Collins, the International Defence and Aid Fund (IDAF) and Christian Action, depended on the work of volunteers across the world. The secrecy with which they operated is why the story of these networks has been virtually unknown until now

About this edition

• Publisher: James Currey
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0852558856
• ISBN 13: 9780852558850
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 376