Mandela : the authorised biography

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Title:

Author:

Sampson, Anthony.

ISBN:

9780002558297

Personal Author:

Sampson, Anthony.

Publication Information:

London : HarperCollins, 1999.

Physical Description:

xxvi, 678 pages, [24] pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Abstract:

In addition to covering his years before, during & after his incarceration, the author assesses Mandela's impact as President on South Africa & on the world. He reveals many features of the apartheid system, & describes the changing attitudes of big business to the ANC & to Mandela himself.

Personal Subject:

Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.

Subject Term:

Presidents -- South Africa -- Biography.

Apartheid -- South Africa.

Geographic Term:

South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century.

South Africa -- History -- 20th century.

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The author has known Mandela since the 1950s, and has been given complete access to all his personal papers, to Mandela himself, his friends and political associates, to write the full story of Mandela's life. In addition to covering his years before, during and after his incarceration, the author assesses Mandela's impact as President on South Africa and the world. He also reveals many features of the apartheid system that have hitherto been hidden, and describes the changing attitudes of big business to the ANC and to Mandela himself. The result is an authoritative biography of one of the greatest men of the 20th century.