Nelson Mandela: pocket GIANTS

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Synopsis

‘Colin Bundy has given us an incredible insight into the person of Mandela. What a man and what a gift Madiba was to the world.’ - Desmond Tutu

Nelson Mandela’s place in history is secure: he was one of the best known prisoners in the world even before his election as the first president of post-apartheid South Africa; secondly, he became a global icon, an elder statesman, with a degree of moral authority matched by very few.

Coming to terms with a dizzying sequence of roles, this biography explores Mandela’s various identities – dashing young urbanite, charismatic nationalist politician, underground military commander and Black Pimpernel, tried, convicted, and a political prisoner for 27 years; on his release president of a democratic South Africa – and assesses these independently of his iconic, nigh-mythic status.

This book revisits the well-known contours of Mandela’s career, but resists hagiography: it outlines what he achieved, but also identifies aspects of his personality and politics that are far less familiar.

Book details

Series:
Pocket Giants Ser.
Author:
Colin Bundy
ISBN:
9780750963602
Related ISBNs:
9780750959209, 9780750959209
Publisher:
The History Press Limited
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2020-04-23
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2015
Copyright by:
Colin Bundy, 2 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction