Harold Wolpe
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Harold Wolpe was a South Africa
n political economist and writer
who was involved in anti-apartheid politics. He was arrested and put in prison in 1963 but escaped and spent 30 years in exile
in the United Kingdom
. He returned to South Africa in 1990.
Harold Wolpe was born in 1926 in Johannesburg to a Lithuanian-Jewish family.
Wolpe graduated from the Witwatersrand University with a BA in Social Science and an LLB.
He married AnnMarie Kantor in 1955 and they gave birth to three children - Peta, Tessa and Nicholas.
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n political economist and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
who was involved in anti-apartheid politics. He was arrested and put in prison in 1963 but escaped and spent 30 years in exile
Exile
Exile means to be away from one's home , while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened with imprisonment or death upon return...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. He returned to South Africa in 1990.
Selected bibliography
- “The Problem of the Development of Revolutionary Consciousness”. Telos 4 (Fall 1969). New York: Telos Press.
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Harold Wolpe was born in 1926 in Johannesburg to a Lithuanian-Jewish family.
Wolpe graduated from the Witwatersrand University with a BA in Social Science and an LLB.
He married AnnMarie Kantor in 1955 and they gave birth to three children - Peta, Tessa and Nicholas.