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Loosing the Bonds: The United States and South Africa In the Apartheid Years

Robert Kinloch Massie

Loosing the Bonds is the dramatically told story of how South Africa and the United States became entangled in each other's struggle for justice in the second half of the twentieth century. At its core is the enduring issue of race; through its pages marches a parade of remarkable personalities - from John F. Kennedy to Nelson Mandela, from Martin Luther King to Desmond Tutu - all tested and tempered by this epic conflict.

Race & EthnicityRace & Ethnicity · medium confidenceRace & Ethnicity81 signalsLlm Classifier: Race & Ethnicity -> Race & EthnicityOpen Library: Apartheid -> Arts & CriticismKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryAfrica & the African DiasporaHuman Rights & International LawRegional & Local History

Award History

1 wins · 1 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Lionel Gelber Prize: International AffairsMajor1998WinnerSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    • Nelson Mandela82%
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    • Martin Luther King68%
    • Desmond Tutu66%

  2. 02 Central places

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  3. 03 Suggested argument

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  4. 04 Reading orientation

    45 / 100 academic

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Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 62%.