At the height of apartheid in South Africa, a small suburb in the city of Port Elizabeth became a thorn in the side of the government. While the country was systematically racially divided, Korsten persisted as a non-racial enclave. The story of this community and it's unique place in South African history is told through contemporary sources and the recollections of residents.

Umkhonto weSizwe, Spear of the Nation, was arguably the last of the great liberation armies of the twentieth century—but it never got to “march triumphant into Pretoria.” MK—as it was known—was the armed wing of the African National Congress, South Africa’s liberation movement, that challenged the South African apartheid government. A small group of revolutionaries committed to the seizure of power, MK discovered its principal members engaged in negotiated settlement with the enemy and was...

The first comprehensive social, economic and political history of the development of Nelson Mandela Bay in the twentieth century, this book traces the making of an urban black working class in the industrial and commercial sectors of the economy. It draws on archival and oral history sources to examine how this new proletariat organised against both capital and the apartheid state. Class, gender and racial divisions are examined along with the agency of working class people in resisting ap...

Analyses the fragmentation and future of labour movements in South Africa and globally in the context of globalisation, the fourth industrial revolution and the Covid-19 pandemic.

"The marvelous and the horrific, the mythic and the mundane overlap and intermingle in this wonderfully inventive novel." — The New York TimesWinner of the E. M. Forster AwardIn a fantastic world that is and is not seventeenth-century England, a baby is found floating in the Thames. The child, Jordan, is rescued by Dog Woman and grows up to travel the globe like Gulliver—though he finds that the most curious oddities come from his ...

'A book of innocence and bawdiness, fury and joy...needs to be read and re-read' The TimesOn the banks of the Thames a baby is found floating. Rescued by the Dog-Woman, a giant strong enough to fling an elephant into the air, their lives together will take them on a dizzying journey through space and time.As past and present collapse and centuries overlap, love, sex, truth, lies and twelve dancing princesses take centre stage.'Entra...

"Billie Bradley And Her Inheritance: Or The Queer Homestead At Cherry Corners" by means of Janet D. Wheeler is an interesting novel that delves into the life of Billie Bradley and her adventures in Cherry Corners. The story unfolds as Billie abruptly inherits a peculiar abode in Cherry Corners, presenting her with a unique set of demanding situations and mysteries to get to the bottom of. As she navigates the intricacies of her newfound inheritance, Billie encounters quirky characters, rev...

"Billie Bradley and Her Inheritance; Or, The Queer Homestead at Cherry Corners" is a book written by Janet D. Wheeler. It is part of the "Billie Bradley" series, a collection of young adult novels known for their adventurous and mystery-filled plots.In this particular story, Billie Bradley, the main character, inherits a peculiar homestead located in Cherry Corners. The narrative likely follows Billie's adventures, as she discovers mysteries and secrets related to the strange homestead, so...

In 1989 the Roy and Hortense (Mom) Taylor children and grandchildren collected the tried and true, family tested recipes they all loved and created a cookbook. They were able to do one print run with the technology of the time.The family kept growing, but the copies of the precious book became scarce. In 2014 grandchild Janet Stocks and great grandchild Jana S. Brown headed up efforts to reproduce this cookbook, making a few corrections and adding even more amazing family recipes.