The jack bank : a memoir of a South African childhood
(Book)
Author
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2011.
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
0312590938, 9780312590932
Physical Desc
x, 275 pages ; 25 cm.
Status
Copies
Location | Call Number | Status |
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Concord - Adult | 968.06 Retief | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2011.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
ISBN
0312590938, 9780312590932
UPC
9780312590932
Notes
Description
A gay white South African recalls his coming of age at the end of apartheid in the late 1970s, describing his friend's activities as a death squad leader, his sister's victimization by their grandfather, and the brutality of his school.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Autobiography.
Boarding school students -- South Africa -- Biography.
Boarding school students -- South Africa -- Conduct of life.
Hazing -- South Africa.
Retief, Glen -- Childhood and youth.
South Africa -- Biography.
South Africa -- Race relations.
South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1961-1994.
Young gay men -- South Africa -- Biography.
Boarding school students -- South Africa -- Biography.
Boarding school students -- South Africa -- Conduct of life.
Hazing -- South Africa.
Retief, Glen -- Childhood and youth.
South Africa -- Biography.
South Africa -- Race relations.
South Africa -- Social conditions -- 1961-1994.
Young gay men -- South Africa -- Biography.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Retief, G. (2011). The jack bank: a memoir of a South African childhood . St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Retief, Glen. 2011. The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood. St. Martin's Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Retief, Glen. The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood St. Martin's Press, 2011.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Retief, Glen. The Jack Bank: A Memoir of a South African Childhood St. Martin's Press, 2011.
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