Nelson Mandela : a very short introduction

As well as being a remarkable statesman, Nelson Mandela has become a universal symbol of justice, a secular saint. Elleke Boehmer examines not only the great anti-apartheid leader's life, but also the ways in which images and representations have been used to create the Mandela we know today -...

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Main Author: Boehmer, Elleke
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press 2008
Edition:1
Series:Very short introductions
Subjects:
1918
20th century
Biography
Mandela, Nelson
Mandela, Nelson, 1918
Politics and government
Presidents
Presidents > South Africa > Biography
South Africa
South Africa > Politics and government > 20th century
ISBN:9780192803016, 0192803018
Online Access:Get full text
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- List of illustrations -- Map of South Africa during apartheid -- 1 Mandela: story and symbol -- 2 Scripting a life: the early years -- 3 Growth of a national icon: later years -- 4 Influences and interactions -- 5 Sophiatown sophisticate -- 6 Masculine performer -- 7 Spectres in the prison garden -- 8 Mandela's ethical legacy -- Further reading -- Chronology -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X