Selling apartheid : South Africa's global propaganda war
Ron Nathaniel Nixon (Author)
"Ron Nixon brings to light a mostly forgotten aspect of the long battle over apartheid: the global propaganda campaign waged by the South African government in an attempt to bolster support for the regime. Drawing on interviews with key players and thousands of previously unavailable documents from US, British, and South African archives, Nixon offers a detailed picture of a $100 million annual campaign that drew on an elaborate network of support from corporations, conservative religious organizations, and even an unlikely Cold War coalition of liberal black clergy and anticommunist black conservatives aligned with right-wing politicians. The result is a fascinating look at how the image of apartheid was managed, and the regime supported, despite fifty years of struggle and protest"-- Provided by publisher
History
xi, 238 pages ; 23 cm
9780745399140, 0745399142
959031269
Introduction
Apartheid is good for Blacks
In defense of apartheid
Taking the offensive
Operation Blackwash
Muldergate
Constructive engagement
Free South Africa
Stopping the anti-apartheid movement
Sanctions only hurt Blacks
The fixer
Operation Heartbreak
The anti-sanctions videos
Apartheid's man in Angola
Apartheid's last gasp
The end of apartheid
"First published in South Africa by Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd in 2015"--Title page verso