Jan Christian Smuts
Title | Jan Christian Smuts PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Christian Smuts |
Publisher | Westport, Conn : Greenwood Press |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1973 |
Genre | South Africa |
ISBN | 9780837170596 |
Holism and Evolution
Title | Holism and Evolution PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Christiaan Smuts |
Publisher | |
Pages | 384 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Health & Fitness |
ISBN |
Jan Smuts
Title | Jan Smuts PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Steyn |
Publisher | Jonathan Ball Publishers |
Pages | 387 |
Release | 2015-09-01 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1868426955 |
Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness is a re-examination of the life and thoughts of Jan Smuts. It is intended to remind a contemporary readership of the remarkable achievements of this impressive soldier-statesman. The author, a former editor of The Star, argues that Smut's role in the creation of modern South Africa should never be forgotten, not least because of his lifetime of devoted service to this country. The book draws a parallel between Smuts and President Thabo Mbeki, both architects of a new South Africa, much lionised abroad yet often distrusted at home. This highly readable account of Smut's eventful life blends fact, anecdote and opinion in an examination of his complex character, his relationships with women, spiritual and intellectual life and role as advisor to world leaders. Politics and international affairs receive the most attention, but Smut's unique contributions in a variety of other fields, including botany, conservation and philosophy, also receive attention. Jan Smuts: Unafraid of Greatness does not shy away from the contradictions of its subject. Smuts was one of the architects of the United Nations and a great champion of human rights, yet he could not come to terms with the need to include the African majority in the politics of his own country.
Jan Christian Smuts
Title | Jan Christian Smuts PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Christian Smuts |
Publisher | |
Pages | 496 |
Release | 1973 |
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Churchill's Confidant
Title | Churchill's Confidant PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Steyn |
Publisher | Robinson |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2018-10-23 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9781472140760 |
Brought together first as enemies in the Anglo-Boer War, and later as allies in the First World War, the remarkable, and often touching, friendship between Winston Churchill and Jan Smuts is a rich study in contrasts. In youth they occupied very different worlds: Churchill, the rambunctious and thrusting young aristocrat; Smuts, the aesthetic, philosophical Cape farm boy who would go on to Cambridge. Both were men of exceptional talents and achievements and, between them, the pair had to grapple with some of the twentieth century's most intractable issues, not least of which the task of restoring peace and prosperity to Europe after two of mankind's bloodiest wars. Drawing on a maze of archival and secondary sources including letters, telegrams and the voluminous books written about both men, Richard Steyn presents a fascinating account of two remarkable men in war and peace: one the leader of the Empire, the other the leader of a small fractious member of that Empire who nevertheless rose to global prominence.
Jan Christian Smuts
Title | Jan Christian Smuts PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Christian Smuts (Jr.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 568 |
Release | 1952 |
Genre | |
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The League of Nations
Title | The League of Nations PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Christiaan Smuts |
Publisher | |
Pages | 80 |
Release | 1918 |
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