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Mandela: A Biography
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9781586489519
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"It provides new perspective and insights into the man and his times. . . . Meredith] is particularly good in recounting the parallel rise and inevitable clash of white Afrikaner and black African nationalism in this century . ..." --The Washington Post
"Meredith paints an insider's canvas of recent South African history as well as an epic tale of a freedom fighter." --San Francisco Chronicle
" R]evealing insights, particularly into the contrast between the disciplined Mandela who emerged from prison and the impetuous figure of the late 1940's and early 1950's." --The New York Times Book Review
"Meredith carefully avoids adulation while tracing the course of Mandela's remarkable career. . . . He] skillfully depicts Mandela's complex relationships with the close circle of white Communists who supported the African National Congress and] writes vividly but unsentimentally about the tribulations and betrayals that racked Mandela's family."--The Los Angeles Times
- Format: TradePaperback
- Author: Meredith, Martin
- ISBN: 9781586489519
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 9.20 x 1.80
- Number Of Pages: 688
- Publication Year: 2011