Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-189) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Map of South Africa during apartheid -- Mandela: story and symbol -- Scripting a life: the early years -- Growth of a national icon: later years -- Influences and interactions -- Sophiatown sophisticate -- Masculine performer -- Spectres in the prison garden -- Mandala's ethical legacy
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"Set within a biographical frame, this book not only explores the great anti-apartheid leader's long and multi-faceted life, but also examines the way in which many different interconnected stories, histories, values, and symbols have combined to create the internationally recognized icon of freedom that we know today."--BOOK JACKET
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Mandela, Nelson,1918-2013
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Presidents-- South Africa, Biography
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
South Africa, Politics and government, 20th century