The Island: A history of Robben Island, 1488-1990 (Mayibuye history and literature series) de Deacon, Harriet [Editor] - 1996-01-01

David Philip, 1996. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Paperback. Very Good.

Paperback. Good.

David Philip Publishers Pty Ltd, 1996. Paperback. Very Good. The wraps are a little shelf rubbed, minor marks and edge worn. There is minor foxing around the block of the book. The text within the book is clear. The condition of the book is given in terms of the book's age. GK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

Mayibuye Books, University of the Western Cape / David Philip, Cape Town & Johannesburg, 2002. Third Impression. Softcover. Very Good Condition. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrations. Inscribed by Author. Introduction by editor, references and index. The text is illustrated with contemporary and historical black-and-white photographs, illustrations and maps. Photographic / map illustrated paperback binding with yellow and red coloured titles to the front panel and black and red coloured titles to the back strip. Since white settlement of South Africa, a small island in Table Bay, just off the city of Cape Town, called Robben Island has played an important, though controversial, role in South Africa. At various times it has been a mental asylum, military camp, pantry and hospital, but, it is most renown (or should that be infamous) as a prison as a " ... repository for those who were considered dangerous to South African social order. A history of the island provides therefore… Leer más

David Philip / Mayibuye. Cape Town 1996.. A Fine unread copy.. 184pp softcover illustrated b/w. large 8vo. Robben Island has had many uses since the arrival of the European at the cape - prison, leper colony, hospital, asylum, military camp. This covers the history of the island in all its phases. Two chapters are devoted to the political prisoners of the apartheid era.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.