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Détails
| Genre/forme : | Biography |
|---|---|
| Personne nommée : | Nelson Mandela |
| Format : | Livre |
| Tous les auteurs / collaborateurs : |
Tom Lodge |
| ISBN : | 9780192805683 0192805681 |
| Numéro OCLC : | 475051158 |
| Description : | 274 s. |
| Contenu : | Indhold: Childhood and upbringing -- Becoming a notable -- Volunteer-in-chief -- Making a messiah -- Trials -- Prisoner 46664 -- Leading from prison -- Messianic politics and the transition to democracy -- Embodying the nation. |
| Responsabilité : | Tom Lodge. |
Critiques
Synopsis de l’éditeur
Mr Lodge's elegant biography will be essential reading for anyone wishing to look behind the myth. He has a strong feel for South Africa's history. His anecdotes are well chosen and insightful, and serve to remind the reader that Mr Mandela, although an exceptional figure, still remains all too human. s In this illuminating bio...Lodge makes an important contribution with his argument that Mandela's appeal rests in his ability to personify his political beliefs. Publishers Weekly thoughtful and educated appraisal Rodger Hutchinson, The Scotsman Lodge tells the story at a cracking pace...The strength of this book is that it tells its extraordinary tale with clarity, narrative focus and analytical shrewdness, teasing out the man from the encrusted myth Bryan Roston Tribune d 22/09/2006 Lire la suite...
