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xxiii, 407 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 20 cm |
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| Note |
Originally published: London: Allen Lane, 2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 382-394) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue : letter from Nelson Mandela on the death of Sir Seretse Khama -- 1. From Africa to wartorn Britain -- 2. Love match -- 3. The Bechuanaland Protectorate -- 4. The decision of the Bangwato Assembly -- 5. Ruth -- 6. The dark shadow of apartheid -- 7. Our mother -- Mohumagadi -- 8. The Harragin inquiry -- 9. 'A fit and proper person to be chief' -- 10. Tricked by the British government -- 11. The humiliation of Sir Evelyn Baring -- 12. Cover-up -- 13. In Africa, but kept apart -- 14. Together in Lobatse -- 15. Into exile -- 16. Living in London -- 17. Six thousand miles away from home -- 18. Banished forever -- 19. Envoys for justice -- 20. Sorrow in Serowe -- 21. A watershed in opinion -- 22. The campaign intensifies -- 23. The ending of exile -- 24. 'Before theirs eyes it rained' -- 25. The wind of change -- 26. Pula! : Botswana 1966. |
| Summary |
"Sir Seretse Khama, the first President of Botswana and heir apparent to the kingship of the Bangwato people, brought independence and great prosperity to his nation after colonial rule. But for six long years from 1950, Seretse had been forced into exile in England, banned from his own country. His crime? To fall in love and marry a young, white English girl, Ruth Williams. Delving into newly released records, Susan Williams tells Seretse and Ruth's story - a shocking account of how the British Government conspired with apartheid South Africa to prevent the mixed-race royal couple returning home. But it is also an inspiring, triumphant tale of hope, courage and true love as with tenacity and great dignity Seretse and Ruth and the Bangwato people overcome prejudice in their fight for justice."--Back cover. |
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Khama, Ruth, 1924-2002 -- Exile.
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Khama, Seretse, Sir, 1921-1980 -- Exile.
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Interracial marriage -- Great Britain.
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Interracial marriage -- Botswana.
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Racism -- Great Britain.
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Botswana -- Politics and government.
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Botswana -- Politics and government -- 1966-
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Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964.
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Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Africa.
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Africa -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
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| ISBN |
9780141026138 (pbk.) : $19.95 |
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0141026138 (pbk.) |
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