Dis-eases of secrecy: Tracing history, memory and justice - Softcover

Rappert, Brian; Gould, Chandre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1431424854 ISBN 13: 9781431424856

Publisher: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd, 2016

Synopsis

Between 1981 and 1995, a top-secret chemical and biological warfare program titled Project Coast was established and maintained by South Africa's apartheid government. Under the leadership of Wouter Basson, Project Coast scientists were involved in a number of dubious activities, including the mass production of ecstasy, the development of covert assassination weapons and the manufacture of chemical poisons designed to be undetectable post-mortem. Dis-eases of Secrecy is a retrospective analysis of Project Coast.

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About the Author

Chandré Gould is a senior research fellow at the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa. She investigated Project Coast for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. She is the author of Secrets and Lies: Wouter Basson and South Africa's Chemical and Biological Warfare Programme.

Brian Rappert is Professor of Science, Technology and Public Affairs in the Department of Sociology, Philosophy and Anthropology at the University of Exeter. His previous books include How to Look Good in War.

Edition details

• Publisher: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1431424854
• ISBN 13: 9781431424856
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256