{"product_id":"9781485314493","title":"Add to Wishlist The long obedience: The political career of Zach de Beer, 1953-1994","description":"\u003cp\u003eZach de Beer, former leader of the PFP (1988-1989) and the DP (1989-1994) is one of the forgotten men of South African history. During the darkest years of the apartheid state, he, along with others, kept liberal democratic ideals alive. Outside of parliament, as a prominent figure in the financial world, he encouraged constitutional and political reform. He played a leading role in the founding of the Democratic Party in 1989. In recognition of his contribution to the anti-apartheid struggle, President Nelson Mandela appointed him as ambassador to the Netherlands in 1994. He died in 1999.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+F.+A.+Mouton\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eF. A. Mouton\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"F. A. Mouton","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47380795818147,"sku":"9781485314493","price":395.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781485314493_718281d2-886c-4c89-92f2-9cdee98f6f32.jpg?v=1776552234","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781485314493","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}