Description |
204 pages : illustrations, map ; 18 cm. |
Series |
Very short introductions ; 188 |
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Very short introductions ; 188.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-189) and index. |
Contents |
Map of South Africa during apartheid -- Mandela: story and symbol -- Scripting a life: the early years -- Growth of a national icon: later years -- Influences and interactions -- Sophiatown sophisticate -- Masculine performer -- Spectres in the prison garden -- Mandela's ethical legacy. |
Summary |
This book not only explores the great anti-apartheid leader's long and multi-faceted life, but also examines the way in which many different interconnected stories, histories, values, and symbols have combined to create the internationally recognized icon of freedom that we know today. |
Subject |
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.
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Presidents -- South Africa -- Biography.
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South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century.
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ISBN |
0192803018 |
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9780192803016 |
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