Mandela

A Biography

By: Martin Meredith

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Paperback | 29 March 2011

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"It provides new perspective and insights into the man and his times. . . . [Meredith] is particularly good in recounting the parallel rise and inevitable clash of white Afrikaner and black African nationalism in this century . ..." --The Washington Post

"Meredith paints an insider's canvas of recent South African history as well as an epic tale of a freedom fighter." --San Francisco Chronicle

"[R]evealing insights, particularly into the contrast between the disciplined Mandela who emerged from prison and the impetuous figure of the late 1940's and early 1950's." --The New York Times Book Review

"Meredith carefully avoids adulation while tracing the course of Mandela's remarkable career. . . . [He] skillfully depicts Mandela's complex relationships with the close circle of white Communists who supported the African National Congress [and] writes vividly but unsentimentally about the tribulations and betrayals that racked Mandela's family."--The Los Angeles Times

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Non-Fiction Biographies & True Stories Biographies Historical, Political and Military Biographies History Regional & National History African History Society & Culture Social Issues & Processes Social Discrimination & Inequality Politics & Government Political Structure & Processes

Political Leaders & Leadership

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Map	p. xii
Prologue	p. xv
The Mission School Ladder	p. 1
Johannesburg	p. 23
Friends and Comrades	p. 53
The Apartheid Machine	p. 68
The 'M' Plan	p. 95
The Freedom Charter	p. 123
'The Fabulous Decade'	p. 143
A Trial of Endurance	p. 160
Spear of the Nation	p. 192
Capture	p. 213
Operation Mayibuye	p. 233
The Rivonia Trial	p. 245
Prisoner 466/64	p. 279
A Double Ordeal	p. 303
Soweto	p. 319
Free Mandela!	p. 337
Talking with the Enemy	p. 353
The Football Club	p. 371
Botha's Tea Party	p. 384
A Step to Freedom	p. 389
The Third Man	p. 414
Winnie's Trial	p. 429
Codesa	p. 439
Winnie's Downfall	p. 453
The Sunset Clause	p. 461
The Loneliest Man	p. 480
The Election Roller-Coaster	p. 495
Reinventing South Africa	p. 517
The Bitter End	p. 533
The Gravy Train	p. 543
Dealing with the Past	p. 551
Passing the Baton	p. 565
L'Envoi	p. 574
Notes on Sources	p. 601
Select Bibliography	p. 613
Index	p. 627
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