{"product_id":"a-human-being-died-that-night-a-south-african-woman-confronts-the-legacy-of-apartheid-9780618446599","title":"A Human Being Died That Night: A South African Woman Confronts the Legacy of Apartheid","description":"An acutely nuanced and original study of a state-sanctioned mass murderer, \u003cem\u003eA\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eHuman Being Died That Night \u003c\/em\u003eexplores what it means to be human--both the good and the evil within us. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePumla Gobodo-Madikizela, a psychologist who grew up in a black South African township, reflects on her interviews with Eugene de Kock, the commanding officer of state-sanctioned death squads under apartheid. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGobodo-Madikizela met with de Kock in Pretoria's maximum-security prison, where he was serving a 212-year sentence for crimes against humanity. In profoundly arresting scenes, Gobodo-Madikizela conveys her struggle with contradictory internal impulses to hold him accountable and to forgive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUltimately, as she allows us to witness de Kock's extraordinary awakening of conscience, she illuminates the ways in which the encounter compelled her to redefine the value of remorse and the limits of forgiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/19\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 193\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.47lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.54w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780618446599","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43914079502473,"sku":"9780618446599","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_f3deaa21-bbf5-4a8e-b8eb-50ca5d3f44a7.jpg?v=1745299318","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/a-human-being-died-that-night-a-south-african-woman-confronts-the-legacy-of-apartheid-9780618446599","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}