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Nelson Mandela : a very short introduction / Elleke Boehmer.
LIBRA DT1949.M35 B64 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boehmer, Elleke, 1961-
- Series:
- Very short introductions ; 188.
- Very short introductions ; 188
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.
- Mandela, Nelson.
- Presidents--South Africa--Biography.
- Presidents.
- South Africa.
- South Africa--Politics and government--20th century.
- Politics and government.
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-.
- Local Subjects:
- Mandela, Nelson, 1918-.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 204 pages : illustrations, maps ; 18 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
- Summary:
- "Set within a biographical frame, 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."--BOOK JACKET.
- 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
- Mandala's ethical legacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-189) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0192803018
- 9780192803016
- OCLC:
- 51001051
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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