Man Behind the Beard - Deneys Schreiner, a South African Liberal Life

This biography sets out the context of the times in which Schreiner lived, and is created with extensive archival research, supported by interviews with family members, former colleagues, friends, and journalists.

List of contents

Foreword by Blade Nzimande
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Almost to the Top of the 'Greasy Pole'
1 Beginnings
2 From Boyhood to Battle via Wits (1923-42)
3 'Up North': The Army and the Shaping of His Character (1943-5)
4 Science and Romance: The Cambridge Years (1945-51)
5 Research on a Cold War Campus: Pennsylvania State College (1951-2)
6 Launch into Liberalism and Academia: Johannesburg (1953-9)
7 Science Faculty and Family: Pietermaritzburg (1959-75)
8 Academy and Activism (1959-75)
9 Pietermaritzburg Vice Principal: Challenges and Tragedy (1976-87)
10 Vice Principal: Protests and Political Engagement (1976-80)
11 'Toughest One Yet for Prof Schreiner': The Buthelezi Commission (1980-2)
12 Aftermath of the Buthelezi Commission Report: Deneys's Predictions Fulfilled (1982-7)
13 Jennifer's Trial and Retirement Years (1987-2008)
Conclusion: Drawing the Strands Together
Select Bibliography
Index

About the author

Graham Dominy is Research Fellow in the Department of History at the University of South Africa. An archivist and heritage specialist, he was the National Archivist of South Africa for more than a decade. More recently, he worked at the Oman Across Ages Museum in Muscat as a Knowledge Centre and Collections Specialist.

Summary

This biography sets out the context of the times in which Schreiner lived, and is created with extensive archival research, supported by interviews with family members, former colleagues, friends, and journalists.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Dominy, Dominy Graham
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032633848
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3263384-8
• No. of pages: 236
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / African, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / African, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Southern Africa, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, African History, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / African Studies