Birth by Peter Harris
The country was ablaze. There were bomb blasts, massacres, assasinations. The right wing wanted a Volkstaat; Inkatha wanted secession for KwaZulu and was prepared to fight for it. It was a time fraught with danger. It was a time loaded with possibility. Peter Harris saw it all from the inside. In January 1994 he was seconded to the newly formed Independent Electoral Commission with South Africa's first democratic election only three months away. A dedicated group of people tasked with the impossible. This story - enthralling, moving, thrilling - reveals the forces at work behind the scenes: those intent on destruction, those committed to delivering an election against the odds, and a conspiracy to strike at the heart of the election. Birth is about a vulnerable moment. It is about a nation staring into the abyss as it steps out to determine its future.
Born in Durban, grew up in Eastern Cape, educated at Michaelhouse, Rhodes and Warwick(UK). Practised law at JNB Bar for 15 years. Legal counsel to Cosatu. Involved in Peace Accord in the early 90s. Head of Monitoring Directorate of IEC in 1994. International consulting for UN as election operations expert in Mexico, Haiti and other places. Director of Programmes at International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance in Sweden. Back in SA, co-founder and Executive Chair of the Resolve Group (management consultancy).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781415201022 |
| ISBN 10 | 1415201021 |
| Title | Birth |
| Author | Peter Harris |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Random House South Africa |
| Year published | 2011-03-28 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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