Mandela: A Critical Life [FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING]

Lodge, Tom

Verlag: Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, 2006

Beschreibung

As new condition black boards with gold spine lettering contained in an as new condition photographic dust jacket. Includes Preface; List of Plates; Abbreviations; Maps; Endnotes; Chronology; Further Reading; and Index. Illustrated with a section of black-and-white photographic plates. "Nelson Mandela, the first African politician to acquire a world following, remains in the 21st century an iconic figure. But what are the sources of his almost mythic appeal? And to what extent did Mandela self-consciously create the status of political hero that he now enjoys?" - from the rear outer jacket. "A fascinating, indeed riveting, and plausible as well as persuasive examination of why Nelson Mandela should have acquired a world following and can remain as he does an iconic figure even in the 21st century. It is certain to provoke much heated debate." - Archbishop Desmond Tutu. "Unquestionably the most analytically incisive and discerning of the Nelson Mandela biographies." - Professor Bill Nasson, University of Cape Town. "Authoritative and fair-minded. Deserves to be read widely." - Adam Roberts, The Economist. "Nelson Mandela, the first African politician to acquire a world following, remains in the 21st century an iconic figure. But what are the sources of his almost mythic appeal? And to what extent did Mandela self-consciously create the status of political hero that he now enjoys? This new and highly revealing biography examines these question in detail for the first time. Drawing on a range of original sources, it presents a host of fresh insights about the shaping of Mandela's personality and public persona, from his childhood days and early activism, through his long years of imprisonment, to his presidency of the new South Africa. Throughout, Lodge emphasizes the crucial interplay between Mandela's public career and his personal or private world, showing how his heroic status was a product both of his leading position within the anti-apartheid movement and his own deliberate efforts to supply a form of quasi-messianic leadership for that movement. And as Lodge shows, Mandela's huge international appeal is a compelling and unusual cocktail. Of the sacred and the secular. Of traditional African values and global media savvy. And of human vulnerability, interwoven with the grand narrative of liberation." - from the inner front jacket flap. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005810

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Mandela: A Critical Life [FIRST EDITION, ...

Verlag: Oxford University Press, Oxford, England

Erscheinungsdatum: 2006

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: As New

Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New

Auflage: 1st Edition