A human being died that night
a South African woman confronts the legacy of apartheid
by Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela
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"Eugene de Kock, the commanding officer of state-sanctioned apartheid death squads, is currently serving a 212-year sentence for crimes against humanity. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela, who grew up in a black township in South Africa served as a psychologist on that country's great national experiment in healing, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
As this book opens, in an act of inescapable, multilayered symbolism and extraordinary psychological courage, Gobodo-Madikizela enters Pretoria's maximum security prison to meet the man called "Prime Evil." What follows is a journey into what it means to be human.".
"Gobodo-Madikizela's journey with de Kock, during which she allows us to witness the extraordinary awakening of his remorse, brings us to one of the great questions of our time: What does it mean when we discover that the incarnation of evil is as frighteningly human as we are?"--BOOK JACKET.
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Human rights, Reconciliation, Police, Torture, Political aspects of Reconciliation, Political persecution, Political violence, Biography, Death squads, Police, biography, Human rights, south africa, Political aspects, Police, africa, De kock, eugene, Police--south africa--biography, Reconciliation--political aspects, Reconciliation--political aspects--south africa, Death squads--south africa, Political violence--south africa, Political persecution--south africa, Torture--south africa, Human rights--south africa, Hv7911.d439 g63 2003, 363.2/092 bPeople
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Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid
2024, HarperCollins Publishers
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A Human Being Died That Night
September 1, 2006, Portobello Books Ltd
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A human being died that night: a South African woman confronts the legacy of apartheid
2004, Houghton Mifflin
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A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid
April 19, 2004, Mariner Books
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A human being died that night: a South African story of forgiveness
2003, Houghton Mifflin
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A human being died that night: a story of forgiveness
2003, David Philip
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