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Nelson Mandela : a very short introduction /

As well as being a remarkable statesman, Nelson Mandela has become a universal symbol of justice, a secular saint. Elleke Boehmer examines not only the great anti-apartheid leader's life, but also the ways in which images and representations have been used to create the Mandela we know today -...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Boehmer, Elleke, 1961-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Colección:Very short introductions.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; List of illustrations; Map of South Africa during apartheid; 1 Mandela: story and symbol; 2 Scripting a life: the early years; 3 Growth of a national icon: later years; 4 Influences and interactions; 5 Sophiatown sophisticate; 6 Masculine performer; 7 Spectres in the prison garden; 8 Mandela's ethical legacy; Further reading; Chronology; Index.