Nelson Mandela : a biography

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Title:

Nelson Mandela : a biography

Author:

Limb, Peter.

ISBN:

9780313340352

Personal Author:

Limb, Peter.

Publication Information:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2008.

Physical Description:

xvi, 144 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series:

Greenwood biographies,

Series Title:

Greenwood biographies, 1540-4900

General Note:

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Family and childhood -- Education and youth -- City of gold : law, marriage, and politics -- Politics : Youth League and the African National Congress -- No easy walk to freedom : defiance of apartheid -- On trial, Winnie, and the "Black pimpernel" goes underground -- The long prison years : friends, family, and global solidarity -- Free at last! : release and transition to democracy -- Presidency and new challenges -- After the presidency.

Personal Subject:

Mandela, Nelson, 1918-

Subject Term:

Presidents -- South Africa -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

South Africa -- Politics and government -- 1948-1994.

Copies:

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Summary

Everyone should know the life story of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest leaders of all time, the first black president of South Africa, the most famous African, and a major world statesman. His inspiring life receives a fresh retelling in this new biography written especially for students and general readers. This volume is an enjoyable, authoritative, and balanced way to not only understand a great man, but also to understand a critical time in world history and race relations. Mandela's quest for racial justice for black South Africans as a leader of the African National Congress led to twenty-seven years of imprisonment. South African Apartheid consumed the attention of the world, coming to a head in the 1980s. With intense international pressure on the Apartheid government, Mandela was finally freed in 1990. Through the landmark presidency of South Africa and post Nobel Peace Prize years up until today, he has continued as a peacemaker and agent for change.

Chapter 1 covers his birth into a strong Xhosa family and clan, with cultural, historical, and geographical context, and the next chapter follows his elite education path, taking into consideration the forces and people who helped shape the future leader. Chapter 3 discusses his law practice, African National Congress work, and his first wife. Chapters 4-6 continue with his growing political involvement and family. Chapter 7 and 8 deal with the long imprisonment and then freedom. The final chapters discuss his presidency and Nobel Peace Prize and life today. A timeline, photo essay, and selected bibliography complement the narrative.