Observatoire des droits humains (anglais seulement)

Harry Oppenheimer biography shows the South African mining magnate’s hand in economic policies

(Version anglaise seulement)

par Roger Southall, Professor of Sociology, University of the Witwatersrand

In Harry Oppenheimer: Diamonds, Gold and Dynasty, his outstanding biography of the South African mining magnate who died in 2000, Michael Cardo shows that there is still mileage to be made in the study of dead white males who played a role in the making of South Africa. Based on a remarkable depth of research, it is written in an elegant style which makes for a delightfully easy read.

It is rendered the more impressive by the author’s deep conversance with…

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