| Author: | Colin Bundy | ISBN: | 9780750963602 |
| Publisher: | The History Press | Publication: | October 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Colin Bundy |
| ISBN: | 9780750963602 |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Publication: | October 5, 2015 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
Nelson Mandela's place in history is secure: he was one of the best known prisoners in the world, the first president of post-apartheid South Africa, and a global icon with a degree of moral authority matched by very few. This biography explores his various identities—dashing young urbanite, charismatic nationalist politician, underground military commander and Black Pimpernel, tried, convicted, and a political prisoner for 27 years; president of a democratic South Africa—and assesses these independently of his nigh-mythic status.
Nelson Mandela's place in history is secure: he was one of the best known prisoners in the world, the first president of post-apartheid South Africa, and a global icon with a degree of moral authority matched by very few. This biography explores his various identities—dashing young urbanite, charismatic nationalist politician, underground military commander and Black Pimpernel, tried, convicted, and a political prisoner for 27 years; president of a democratic South Africa—and assesses these independently of his nigh-mythic status.
