Mandela: a biography

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Nelson Mandela stands out as one of the most admired political figures of the twentieth century. It was his leadership and moral courage above all that helped to deliver a peaceful end to apartheid in South Africa after years of racial division and violence and to establish a fledgling democracy there.

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Full title :Mandela : a biography / Martin Meredith.

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Publication Date:©2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):PublicAffairs
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2010.

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"First published in 1997 in Great Britain by the Penguin Group"--Title page verso

The Physical Object

Description:xviii, 653 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, map ; : 25 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781586488321, 1586488325, 9781847378835, 1847378838, 9781586489519, 1586489518
oclc:ocn437299443
LC Classification:DT1974
Dewey Decimal:968.06/5092

The mission school ladder -- Johannesburg -- Friends and comrades -- The apartheid machine -- The 'M' plan -- The freedom charter -- 'The fabulous decade' -- A trial of endurance -- Spear of the nation -- Capture -- Operation Mayibuye -- The Rivonia trial -- Prisoner 466/64 -- A double ordeal -- Soweto -- Free Mandela! -- Talking with the enemy -- The football club -- Botha's tea party -- A step to freedom -- The third man -- Winnie's trial -- Codesa -- Winnie's downfall -- The sunset clause -- The loneliest man -- The election roller-coaster -- Reinventing South Africa -- The bitter end -- The gravy train -- Dealing with the past -- Passing the baton -- L'envoi.

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15.80 history of Africa African National Congress Afrique du Sud -- Politique et gouverne… Afrique du Sud -- Relations raciales Biographie Biographies Biographies (form) collective biographies History Mandela, Nelson Political prisoners Political prisoners -- Biography. -- So… Politics and government Presidenten Presidents Présidents -- Biographies. -- Afrique d… Presidents -- Biography. -- South Africa Prisonniers politiques -- Biographies. … Race relations South Africa