general books Nelson Mandela

Boehmer (E.) NELSON MANDELA, a very short introduction
204 pp., map, illus., paperback, Oxford, 2008. R90
A biography of Nelson Mandela, published in the Very Short Introductions series.

Elleke Boehmer is Professor of World Literature at the University of Oxford. She is the author of "Colonial and Postcolonial Literature: migrant metaphors" (1995), "Empire: the national and the postcolonial" (2002) and "Stories of Women: gender and narrative in the postcolonial nation" (2005). She las also published four novels.
Callinicos (L.) THE WORLD THAT MADE MANDELA, a heritage trail
338 pp., map, 4to., b/w & colour illus., hardback, d.w., Johannesburg, (2000) 2006. R450
Traces 70 places of meaning in Nelson Mandela's life. Sites include Nelson Mandela's birthplace at Mvezo; Clarkebury, the Methodist school he attended; Tyhalarha, where he was initiated into manhood; Sol Plaatje's home in Mafikeng; Dr Xuma's home in Sophiatown; Chief Albert Luthuli's house in Groutville; The Old Fort prison in Johannesburg; Freedom Square in Kliptown, where the Congress of the People approved the Freedom Charter; Lilliesleaf Farm in Rivonia, where the ANC set up its underground headquarters; Robben Island, Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison; the Grand Parade in Cape Town where Nelson Mandela made his first public speeech on his release; East London City Hall, where the first hearings of the Truth and Reconciliation were held; the World Trade Centre in Johannesburg, venue for the CODESA convention; and Qunu, where he has rebuilt his family home.

Luli Callinicos is the author of the award-winning trilogy "Gold and Workers" (1981), "Working Life" (1987) and "A Place in the City" (1993), as well as a biography of Oliver Tambo.
Carlin (J.) INVICTUS, Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation
274 pp., illus., paperback, Reprint, London, 2008 (2009). R150
Journalist John Carlin explores how Nelson Mandela set out to woo white South Afticans and used the 1995 Rugby World Cup to finally win their hearts. This book, now a film, was first published under the title "Playing the Enemy".

"The train of evetns leading up to what has been called South Africa's epiphany has long been crying our for a multilayered account and it is to John Carlin's eternal credit that he has written it. This is not so much a sporting volume as a wonderfully crafted and beautifully written work of modern political history." Matthew Syed, The Times

John Carlin spent 1989-1995 in South Africa as the Independent newspaper's correspondent.
Election Poster MANDELA FOR PRESIDENT,
58 cm wide x 82 cm long , (Johannesburg), 1994. R1500
The ANC's 1994 election poster, on board, with two holes top and bottom for hanging on poles, which do not affect the image of Neslon Mandela's face.
Limb (P.) NELSON MANDELA, a biography
144 pp., hardback, Westport, 2008. R282
Peter Limb is Africana bibliographer and associate professor (adjunct) of history at Michigan State University.
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