Tutu: authorized

by Sparks, Allister

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Title Statements

Full title :Tutu : authorized / Allister Sparks & Mpho A. Tutu ; foreword by Bono ; introduction by His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama.

Summary

A celebration of the life of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, an icon whose humanity and compassion has touched millions of lives around the world. Born in Klerksdorp, South Africa, Desmond Tutu was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1960. He vigorously opposed apartheid and has dedicated his life to fighting all forms of oppression, advocating nonviolence, peaceful reconciliation, and social justice for all. This book features an authorized biography by legendary South African journalist Allister Sparks and includes interviews by Tutu's daughter, Reverend Mpho A. Tutu, with historical figures who witnessed Tutu's life and worked alongside him, such as Nelson Mandela, Bill Clinton, the Dalai Lama, Kofi Annan, Bono, and Sir Richard Branson, as well as intimate interviews with his wife, family, and closest friends. Complemented by images and unpublished artifacts drawn from Tutu's private files.--From publisher description.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):HarperOne
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

Notes

"Doug Abrams, editor"--Page xii.

"First produced and originated in 2011 by PQ Blackwell"--Title page verso.

The Physical Object

Description:xii, 354 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations (some color) ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780062087997, 0062087991
oclc:ocn755631499
LC Classification:BX5700.6.Z8
Dewey Decimal:283.092

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Subjects

Anglican Communion -- Biography. -- Bis… Anglican Communion -- Bishops Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Religious Bishops Bishops -- Biography. -- South Africa Church of the Province of Southern Afri… Clergy collective biographies Communion anglicane -- Biographies. -- … South Africa South Africa -- Biography Südafrika Tutu, Desmond