REAPPRAISING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF JAN C. SMUTS

416pp., paperback, UJ Press, Johannesburg, 2024

ISBN: 9781776489671

'This wide-ranging volume re-evaluates myriad aspects of Smuts' life, philosophy, political career and legacy. An important and timely book exploring one of South Africa's most consequential and controversial leaders.' Luc-Andre Brunet, Contemporary International History, The Open University 

Contributions include:

"Introduction: The enigmatic Smuts" by David Boucher and Bongani Ngqulunga

"Jan Smuts and the World Counter-Revolution, 1917-1923" by Jonathan Hyslop

"Jan Smuts and his 'Sphinx' Problem" by Saul Dubow

"Smuts and the Politics of Segregation: The prosecution of pass laws under the United Party government" by Gary Baines

"Jan Smuts, Alfred Xuma, and the Struggle for Racial Equality in South Africa, 1939-1948" by Bongani Ngqulunga

"Smuts: Afraid of greatness" by Roger Southall

"Smuts, Holism and Political Philosophy" by William Sweet.

David Boucher is Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg, and Professor of Political Philosophy and International Relations, Cardiff University. His is editor of Language, Culture and Decolonisation" and co-editor (with Ayesha Omar) of Decolonisation: Revolution and Evolution.

Bongani Ngqulunga is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Director the African Biographies Research and Writing Project at the University of Johannesburg. He is the author of A Man Who Founded the ANC: A biography of Pixley ka Isaka Seme.