| 词条 | A Very Strange Society |
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| name = A Very Strange Society: A Journey to the Heart of South Africa | image = Very-Strange-Society (1967) Allen-Drury.jpg | caption = First edition cover | author = Allen Drury | country = United States | language = English | cover_artist = | genre = Non-fiction | publisher = Trident Press | pub_date = 1967 | media_type = Print (hardcover & paperback) | pages = 465 | isbn = 1-299-27312-2 }}A Very Strange Society: A Journey to the Heart of South Africa is a 1967 non-fiction book by Allen Drury.[1][2][3] It explores the then-evolving government and culture of the Republic of South Africa.[4] OverviewCombining newspaper articles, interviews and government edicts, Drury presents the "achievements and failures" of the new republic, which was founded in 1961.[4] Critical receptionIn November 1967, Kirkus Reviews wrote: {{Quote|Utilizing a pro and con format, Drury presents a rather convincing case why a minority of whites should be in a position to totally dominate and manipulate a vastly larger non-white population. Although he scores Afrikaan provincialism, police-state methods, and obduracy, it is done in a manner that suggests redemption will come from the purging of traits rather than ideology. In a sense, this book derives its lethality from what it most certainly isn't {{mdash}} crackpot and extremist. On the other hand, it most certainly fails as a dispassionate and objective handling of the South African dilemma.[4]}}References1. ^{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=63nvmt4HqTEC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Who%27s+who+of+Pulitzer+Prize+Winners&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Dru-VPXxJJHUgwSm-IP4DA&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA#v=snippet&q=Allen%20Drury%20455&f=false |title=Who's Who of Pulitzer Prize Winners |editor1-last=Brennan |editor1-first=Elizabeth A. |editor2-last=Clarage |editor2-first=Elizabeth C. |publisher=Greenwood Press|date=December 17, 1998 |isbn=1-573-56111-8 |pages=229–230}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://socialarchive.iath.virginia.edu/xtf/view?docId=drury-allen-cr.xml |title=Drury, Allen (1918 September 2 - 1998 September 2): Biographical History |publisher=Online Archive of California |accessdate=January 20, 2015 }}{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.politicsweb.co.za/politicsweb/view/politicsweb/en/page71619?oid=259258&sn=Detail&pid=71619 |title=A very strange society|author=TAU SA|publisher=Politicsweb.co.za |date=October 3, 2011 |accessdate=January 30, 2015}} 4. ^1 2 {{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/allen-drury-7/a-very-strange-society/ |title=A Very Strange Society by Allen Drury |work=Kirkus Reviews |accessdate=January 20, 2015}} External links
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