The state vs. Nelson Mandela : the trial that changed South Africa

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Title:

Author:

Joffe, Joel.

ISBN:

9781851685004

Personal Author:

Joffe, Joel.

Publication Information:

Oxford : Oneworld, 2007.

Physical Description:

xviii, 288 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

General Note:

ncludes index.

Contents:

1. Arrests at Rivonia -- 2. Escape, the accused at the defense team -- 3. Quashing the indictment -- 4. The trial begins -- 5. The case for the prosecution witnesses -- 6. Unreliable prosecution witnesses -- 7. The defense -- 8. Final speeches and verdict.

Abstract:

"On 11 July 1963, police raided Liliesleaf Farm at Rivonia near Johannesburg, arresting alleged members of the high command of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with the already imprisoned Nelson Mandela, they were put on trial and charged with conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government by violent revolution. Their expected punishment was death." "In this book, their defense attorney, Joel Joffe, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa's history. Vividly portraying the characters of those involved, Joffe exposes the astonishing bigotry and rampant discrimination faced by the accused, as well as showing their incredible courage under fire."--BOOK JACKET.

Personal Subject:

Mandela, Nelson, 1918--Trials, litigation, etc.

Subject Term:

Rivonia Trial, Pretoria, South Africa, 1964.

Trials (Political crimes and offenses) -- South Africa.

Geographic Term:

South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1961-1978.

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On 11 July 1963, police raided Lilisleaf farm at Rivonia near Johannesburg, arresting alleged members of the high command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with the already imprisoned Nelson Mandela, they were put on trial and charged with conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government by violent revolution. Their expected punishment was death. In The State vs. Nelson Mandela their defence attorney, Joel Joffe, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa's history, vividly portraying the characters of those involved, and exposing the astonishing bigotry and rampant discrimination faced by the accused, as well as showing their courage under fire. Lord Joel Joffe CBE is a crossbench peer in the House of Lords. He has previously served as Chairperson of Oxfam and worked as a human-rights lawyer.