Books : AFRICAN WOMEN: THREE GENERATIONS
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by: MARK MATHABANE
Binding: Hardcover
EAN: 9780241135068
Format: Import
ISBN: 0241135060
Label: HAMISH HAMILTON
Manufacturer: HAMISH HAMILTON
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: 1995
Publisher: HAMISH HAMILTON
Studio: HAMISH HAMILTON
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Rating:  - I have been searching..........
...........for this book for 8 years. I read it 8 years ago, but I borrowed it at someone's house. Since then, I have been searching for my own copy that I can read over and over. This is by far, one of the best books that I have EVER read. I alsmost felt the characters as they jumped from the pages at you.
Rating:  - Reads like it was written by a twelve-year-old.
This book is terrible.
Every character sounds exactly the same: men, women, 90-year-olds, ten-year-olds. They all speak with exactly the same voice, same personality, same attitudes, same vocabulary same maturity. And since it's written in first-person, but the narration jumps between three women (grandmother, mother, daughter) I constantly had to flip to the beginning of the chapters to remind myself who was speaking (the chapter's are named after the person currently narrating). ... Read More
Rating: - Oppression of Women is Widespread in South Africa
Mark Mathabane writes that the oppression of women is widespread in South Africa. This is largely because apartheid over the years emasculated and degraded black men and stripped them of their manhood by depriving them of the means to provide for their families and loved ones. Many of these men found convenient targets for their rage, frustrations, and bitterness in those under their immediate and absolute control, their wives and children. This abuse of women and children was made easy because apartheid, ... Read More
Rating: - phenomenal
this book is awsome. i actually felt what the women were feeling. growing up in america, this book allowed me to count my blessings!
Rating: - Outstanding
Couldn't put this book down! It read like an African Waiting to Exhale only the characters were real. This really showed how over 3 generations more things remained the same than not. These women were very, very strong women who overcame a great deal
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