In the Name of the People Angola's Forgotten Massacre.
Pawson, Lara.
In the Name of the People Angola's Forgotten Massacre. [electronic resource] : - London : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited, 2014. - 1 online resource (290 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
"On 27th May 1977, a small demonstration against the MPLA, the ruling party of Angola - led to the slaughter of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people. These dreadful reprisals are little talked of in Angola today - and virtually unknown outside the country. In this book, journalist Lara Pawson tracks down the story of what really happened in the aftermath of that fateful day. In a series of vivid encounters, she talks to eyewitnesses, victims and even perpetrators of the violent and confusing events of the 27th May and the following weeks and months. From London to Lisbon to Luanda, she meets those who continue to live in the shadow of the appalling events of 40 years ago and who - in most cases - have been too afraid to speak about them before. As well as shedding light on the events of 1977, this book contributes to a deeper understanding of modern Angola - its people and its politics; past, present and future."--Bloomsbury publishing.
0857723731 9780857723734
1900-1999
Massacres--History--Angola--20th century.
African history.
Massacres
Angola--History--Attempted coup, 1977.
Angola--Histoire--1977 (Tentative de coup d'�Etat)
Angola
History
DT1432 / .P39 2014
967.3041
In the Name of the People Angola's Forgotten Massacre. [electronic resource] : - London : I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited, 2014. - 1 online resource (290 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
"On 27th May 1977, a small demonstration against the MPLA, the ruling party of Angola - led to the slaughter of thousands, if not tens of thousands, of people. These dreadful reprisals are little talked of in Angola today - and virtually unknown outside the country. In this book, journalist Lara Pawson tracks down the story of what really happened in the aftermath of that fateful day. In a series of vivid encounters, she talks to eyewitnesses, victims and even perpetrators of the violent and confusing events of the 27th May and the following weeks and months. From London to Lisbon to Luanda, she meets those who continue to live in the shadow of the appalling events of 40 years ago and who - in most cases - have been too afraid to speak about them before. As well as shedding light on the events of 1977, this book contributes to a deeper understanding of modern Angola - its people and its politics; past, present and future."--Bloomsbury publishing.
0857723731 9780857723734
1900-1999
Massacres--History--Angola--20th century.
African history.
Massacres
Angola--History--Attempted coup, 1977.
Angola--Histoire--1977 (Tentative de coup d'�Etat)
Angola
History
DT1432 / .P39 2014
967.3041