Nelson Mandela : a very short introduction / Elleke Boehmer.
2008
DT1949.M35 B64 2008 (Mapit)
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Title
Nelson Mandela : a very short introduction / Elleke Boehmer.
Author
Boehmer, Elleke, 1961-
ISBN
9780192803016 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0192803018 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0192803018 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Language
English
Description
204 p. : ill., maps ; 18 cm.
Call Number
DT1949.M35 B64 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification
968.06092
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series
Very short introductions ; 188.
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Table of 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.
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.