Mandela: A Biography

by Martin Meredith

Book Overview

Nelson Mandela stands out as one of the most admired political figures of the twentieth century. It was his leadership and moral courage above all that helped to deliver a peaceful end to apartheid in South Africa after years of racial division and violence and to establish a fledgling democracy there.

Martin Meredith's vivid portrayal of this towering leader was originally acclaimed as "an exemplary work of biography: instructive, illuminating,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1586489518
• ISBN13: 9781586489519
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

pleased

So intersting to read.he is confident in his words.I recommand this book to any people that are idealizied

A current day hero

The writer does an excellent job filling in the background of apartheid and the actions of the South African government in the early 1900's and the 1950's when the most reprehensible government policies were created. The descriptions of the country's jails and Mandela's stay at Robbin Island makes you ill but increase your respect for Mandela and all other political prisoners. Meredith also does a good job describing the sulkiness of De Klerk and his disappointment at not being recognized equally as Mandela for ending apartheid...maybe if he had been in prison for 29 years...