A Very Strange Society
1967 non-fiction book by Allen Drury
1-299-27312-2 A Very Strange Society: A Journey to the Heart of South Africa is a 1967 non-fiction book by Allen Drury.[1][2][3] It explores the then-evolving government and culture of the Republic of South Africa.[4]
Overview
Combining newspaper articles, interviews and government edicts, Drury presents the "achievements and failures" of the new republic, which was founded in 1961.[4]
Critical reception
In November 1967, Kirkus Reviews wrote:
Utilizing a pro and con format, Drury presents a rather convincing case why a minority of whites should be in a position to totally dominate and manipulate a vastly larger non-white population. Although he scores Afrikaan provincialism, police-state methods, and obduracy, it is done in a manner that suggests redemption will come from the purging of traits rather than ideology. In a sense, this book derives its lethality from what it most certainly isn't — crackpot and extremist. On the other hand, it most certainly fails as a dispassionate and objective handling of the South African dilemma.[4]
References
- ^ Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C., eds. (December 17, 1998). Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Press. pp. 229–230. ISBN 1-573-56111-8.
- ^ "Drury, Allen (1918 September 2 - 1998 September 2): Biographical History". Online Archive of California. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ TAU SA (October 3, 2011). "A very strange society". Politicsweb.co.za. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
- ^ a b c "A Very Strange Society by Allen Drury". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
External links
- Harris, P.B. "Popular Social Anthropology: A Very Strange Society" (PDF). African Journal of Social Development. University of Zimbabwe. pp. 87–88. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
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Works by Allen Drury
- Advise and Consent (1959)
- A Shade of Difference (1962)
- Capable of Honor (1966)
- Preserve and Protect (1968)
- Come Nineveh, Come Tyre (1973)
- The Promise of Joy (1975)
- Anna Hastings (1977)
- Mark Coffin, U.S.S. (1979)
- The Hill of Summer (1981)
- The Roads of Earth (1984)
- A God Against the Gods (1976)
- Return to Thebes (1977)
- Toward What Bright Glory? (1990)
- Into What Far Harbor? (1993)
- Public Men (1998)
- That Summer (1965)
- The Throne of Saturn (1971)
- Decision (1983)
- Pentagon (1986)
- A Thing of State (1995)
- A Senate Journal (1963)
- A Very Strange Society (1967)
- Courage and Hesitation (1971)
- Egypt: The Eternal Smile (1980)
- Advise and Consent (1960 play)
- Advise & Consent (1962 film)
