The inside story of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, told through the experiences of its unsung hero written by Padraig O'Malley, the subject of the new acclaimed documentary The Peacemaker. The struggle in South Africa to destroy apartheid was one of the great moral crusades of the last century, and Mac Maharaj played a pivotal role in the liberation movement for nearly four decades. A South African of Indian descent, Maharaj suffered brutal tortures and twelve years of imprisonment on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela. It was Maharaj who smuggled out the manuscript of Mandela's autobiography, and he later served in his government. Based on extensive interviews with Maharaj over the last eleven years and hitherto unavailable documents, Padraig O'Malley's vividly rendered tale will enthrall anyone interested in a true story of heroism and the story of a people's struggle for freedom.

Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa

Biographies & Memoirs

O'Malley, Padraig

Community & Culture

Penguin Publishing Group

Author Padraig O'Malley is the subject of the new acclaimed documentary The Peacemaker. “Impressive . . . [O’Malley] has done a tremendous amount of research about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” —The New York Times Book Review Disputes over settlements, the right of return, the rise of Hamas, recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, and other intractable issues have repeatedly derailed peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Now, in a book that is sure to spark controversy, renowned peacemaker Padraig O’Malley argues that the moment for a two-state solution has passed. After examining each issue and speaking with Palestinians and Israelis as well as negotiators directly involved in past summits, O’Malley concludes that even if such an agreement could be reached, it would be nearly impossible to implement given a variety of obstacles including the staggering costs involved, Palestine’s political disunity and economic fragility, rapidly changing demographics in the region, Israel’s continuing political shift to the right, global warming’s effect on the water supply, and more. In this revelatory, hard-hitting book, O’Malley approaches the key issues pragmatically, without ideological bias, to show that we must find new frameworks for reconciliation if there is to be lasting peace between Palestine and Israel.

The Two-State Delusion: Israel and Palestine--A Tale of Two Narratives

History

Middle East

Penguin??Books

An analysis of the crisis in Northern Ireland features interviews with British ministers, Irish leaders, Protestant Unionists, an IRA leader, in an assessment of diverse proposals for ending the conflict

The Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

Europe

Padraig O'Malley is the subject of the new acclaimed documentary The Peacemaker “A thoughtful autopsy of the failed two-state paradigm . . . Evenhanded, diplomatic, mutually respectful, and enormously useful.” —Kirkus, starred review Disputes over settlements, the right of return, the rise of Hamas, recognition of Israel as a Jewish state, and other intractable issues have repeatedly derailed peace negotiations between Israel and Palestine. Now, in a book that is sure to spark controversy, renowned peacemaker Padraig O’Malley argues that the moment for a two-state solution has passed. After examining each issue and speaking with Palestinians and Israelis as well as negotiators directly involved in past summits, O’Malley concludes that even if such an agreement could be reached, it would be nearly impossible to implement given the staggering costs, Palestine’s political disunity and the viability of its economy, rapidly changing demographics, Israel’s continuing political shift to the right, global warming’s effect on the water supply, and more. In this revelatory, hard-hitting book, O’Malley approaches the key issues pragmatically, without ideological bias, to show that we must find new frameworks for reconciliation if there is to be lasting peace between Palestine and Israel.

VIKING

Traces the inside story of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement as experienced firsthand by Nelson Mandela's minister of transport, describing his work as a freedom fighter, his imprisonment at the side of Mandela, and his key role in negotiations that ultimately led to South Africa's freedom in 1994.

Historical

Viking Adult

Biting at the Grave: The Irish Hunger Strikes and the Politics of Despair

Looks at the lives and motivations of Bobby Sands and the other 1981 IRA hunger strikers, and their families, and examines the effects of the ten deaths on the situation in Northern Ireland

Beacon Pr

A haunting account of the hunger strikes of 1981 and their lingering effects on the troubled peoples of Northern Ireland.

Beacon Press

An analysis of the crisis in Northern Ireland features interviews with British ministers, Irish leaders, Protestant Unionists, an IRA leader, in an assessment of diverse proposals for ending the conflict

Beacon

The Uncivil Wars, first published in 1983, continues to stand as the most thorough and balanced account of the troubles in Northern Ireland available. This new edition covers recent developments, including the prospects for peace.

Americas

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Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa

The Two-State Delusion: Israel and Palestine--A Tale of Two Narratives

The Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today

The Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today

The Two-State Delusion: Israel and Palestine--A Tale of Two Narratives

Shades of Difference: Mac Maharaj and the Struggle for South Africa

Biting at the Grave: The Irish Hunger Strikes and the Politics of Despair

Biting at the Grave: The Irish Hunger Strikes and the Politics of Despair

The Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today

The Uncivil Wars: Ireland Today