{"product_id":"andimba-toivo-ya-toivo-a-namibian-struggle-icon","title":"VOICES OF LIBERATION, Andimba Toivo ya Toivo - a Namibian struggle icon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e210pp., illus., paperback, \u003c\/em\u003eVoices of Liberation Series,\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eHSRC Press, Cape Town, 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN: 9780796927224\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSelected speeches and writings of Andimba Toivo ya Toivo, edited with a biographical account and analyses by Heike Becker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA biographical study of \u003cspan\u003eAndimba Toivo ya Toivo (1924 - 2017), \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003ea central figure in the Namibian freedom struggle. An activist from the early 1950s, he helped found the independence movement, the South West Africa People’s Organization, or SWAPO, which challenged South African rule through protest and guerrilla warfare. \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003eIn 1968, after being convicted of violating a South African terrorism law, he was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment on Robben Island, where he would survive torture and solitary confinement. Released in 1984, he went into exile in Lusaka, and was subsequently elected SWAPO Secretary General. When Namibia gained independence in 1990 he became a member of the National Assembly, and settled for the post of Minister of Mines and Energy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"In this long overdue and profound biography, Heike Becker is to be applauded for ensuring that ya Toivo receives deserved recognition while avoiding the pitfalls of romanticised iconography. Becker's portrait of ya Toivo both honours a true self-sacrificing patriot with outstanding integrity and offers critical insights into the wider context of Namibia's anticolonial struggle.\" Henning Melber, Director Emeritus of the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation and former Research Director of the Nordic Africa Institute\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"... a treasure trove that provides a brilliant account of the life of an immensely courageous and principled fighter for Namibian freedom. Becker has drawn together the honest and forthright words of ya Toivo throughout his life, and his legacy of demands for justice and equality for all. A tremendous book and a vital history.\" Dr Leo Zeilig, author of\u003cem\u003e Lumumba, Africa's lost leader \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eFranz Fanon, Voices of Liberation series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeike Becker\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor Emerita of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and has recently been a fellow at the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Studies. Before her appointment at UWC, she was a researcher and lecturer at the University of Namibia. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eNamibian Women’s Movement 1980 to 1992: From Anti-colonial Resistance to Reconstruction.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Becker (H.) ed.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42282496426030,"sku":null,"price":320.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0265\/3182\/3662\/files\/AndimboToiva.jpg?v=1779086495","url":"https:\/\/clarkesbooks.co.za\/products\/andimba-toivo-ya-toivo-a-namibian-struggle-icon","provider":"Clarke's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}