{"product_id":"9781776090273","title":"History Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eHistory Matters  is an eloquent selection of writings over four decades by Bill Nasson, one of South Africa's most popular and highly respected historians.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe pieces in this compendium are lively and entertaining, written with wit, humour and a finely tuned sense of irony.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapters cover the Anglo-Boer War, the two World Wars, cricket, District Six, schooldays and education, Spike Lee, Hollywood and history, Mandela and other political biographies, and a great many other topics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResembling a pudding of spicy plums, this is a perfect book for anyone interested in South Africa and its history, and in a broader appreciation of tweaking the tail of life in the past.\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+Bill+Nasson\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eBill Nasson\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bill Nasson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375833464995,"sku":"9781776090273","price":190.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781776090273_f1ea0654-cdbc-474a-b494-4629ac7ae325.jpg?v=1776579761","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781776090273","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}