Robben Island Rainbow Dreams: The Making of Democratic South Africa’s First National Heritage Institution
  • 2021/415 pages
  • Distributed for Best Red, an imprint of HSRC Press

Robben Island Rainbow Dreams:

The Making of Democratic South Africa’s First National Heritage Institution

Neo Lekgotla laga Ramoupi, Noel Solani, André Odendaal, and Khwezi ka Mpumlwana, editors
Paperback: $45.00
ISBN: 978-1-928246-29-9
Ebook: $45.00
ISBN: 978-1-928246-54-1
Following the birth of democracy in South Africa in 1994, Robben Island, once a symbol of pain, injustice, and closed spaces, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a global symbol of the commitment to democracy, tolerance, and human dignity. In the years that followed, however, conflict marred the high hopes for this cherished location. Robben Island Rainbow Dreams offers a behind-the-scenes account of the creation of the Robben Island Museum and the debate over democratic South Africa's first national heritage institution.
Neo Lekgotla laga Ramoupi is senior lecturer in history at the University of Witwatersrand. Noel Solani is director of the Ditsong Museum of Cultural History. André Odendaal is honorary professor in history and heritage studies at the University of the Western Cape. Khwezi ka Mpumlwana is director of Zenalia Consulting, focusing on innovation, heritage economics, and South Africa's liberation heritage.