{"product_id":"9781776190379","title":"Slabbert: Man On A Mission","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrederik van Zyl Slabbert was a man on a mission, whether as an academic, opposition politician, democratic facilitator or businessman. When he famously led a delegation of leading Afrikaners to Dakar in 1987 to meet the exiled ANC, many saw it as a breakthrough moment, while others felt he had been taken in. And yet his reputation - for honesty, integrity, wit and courage - still towers above many of his contemporaries.\u003cbr\u003eAn academic turned politician, Slabbert brought unusual intellectual rigour to Parliament, transforming the upstart Progressive Federal Party into a force that could challenge the National Party. Disillusioned by South African society, he resigned in 1986 to explore democratic alternatives. Sidelined during the democratic transition, he continued to pursue a broad range of initiatives aimed at building democracy, empowering black South Africans and transforming the economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGrundlingh offers insights into this most unlikely politician, providing new perspectives on a figure who even today remains an enigma.\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+Albert+Grundlingh\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eAlbert Grundlingh\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Albert Grundlingh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47378728190115,"sku":"9781776190379","price":300.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781776190379_6c26cfdc-cd58-4906-97a8-a23dac6679a2.jpg?v=1776580796","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781776190379","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}