{"product_id":"bring-me-my-machine-gun-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-south-africa-from-mandela-to-zuma-9781586487386","title":"Bring Me My Machine Gun: The Battle for the Soul of South Africa, from Mandela to Zuma","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Alec Russell\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Africa - South - Republic of South Africa\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning journalist Alec Russell was in South Africa to witness the fall of apartheid and the remarkable reconciliation of Nelson Mandela's rule; and returned in 2007-2008 to see Mandela's successor, Thabo Mbeki, fritter away the country's reputation. South Africa is now perched on a precipice, as it prepares to elect Jacob Zuma as president -- signaling a potential slide back to the bad old days of post-colonial African leadership, and disaster for a country that was once the beacon of the continent. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on his long relationships with all the key senior figures including Mandela, Mbeki, Desmond Tutu, and Zuma, and a host of South Africans he has known over the years -- including former activists turned billionaires and reactionary Boers -- Alec Russell's \u003ci\u003eBring Me My Machine Gun\u003c\/i\u003e is a beautifully told and expertly researched account of South Africa's great tragedy: the tragedy of hope unfulfilled.","brand":"PublicAffairs","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45356256067735,"sku":"9781586487386","price":3199.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781586487386.webp?v=1767309300","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/bring-me-my-machine-gun-the-battle-for-the-soul-of-south-africa-from-mandela-to-zuma-9781586487386","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}