Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. contents vii
3. Introduction xi
4. ONE. Dispatched to London 1
5. TWO. The Barrister Who Couldn’t Speak 17
6. THREE. An Abundant and Regular Supply of Labour 31
7. FOUR. Dada Abdulla’s White Elephant 36
8. FIVE. Not a White Barrister 49
9. SIX. Formation Lessons 67
10. SEVEN. Waller’s Question 84
11. EIGHT. A Public Man 95
12. NINE. To Maritzburg 104
13. TEN. Moth and Flame 126
14. ELEVEN. Sacrifice 138
15. TWELVE. Transition and the Transvaal 146
16. THIRTEEN. No Bed of Roses 159
17. FOURTEEN. Disobedience 180
18. FIFTEEN. Courthouse to Jailhouse 197
19. SIXTEEN. Malpractice 216
20. SEVENTEEN. Courtroom as Laboratory 227
21. EIGHTEEN. Closing Arguments 249
22. Mohandas K. Gandhi Chronology 269
23. Abbreviations 273
24. Notes 275
25. Sources 311
26. Acknowledgments 323
27. Index 327