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The Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela
Rita Barnard
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Description for The Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela
paperback. This Companion examines how Nelson Mandela became the icon he is today and ponders the meanings and uses of his internationally recognizable image. Editor(s): Barnard, Rita. Num Pages: 349 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; 3JJP; 3JM; HBJH; HBLW; HBLX; JPHL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 154 x 228 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Nelson Mandela was one of the most revered figures of our time. He committed himself to a compelling political cause, suffered a long prison sentence, and led his violent and divided country to a peaceful democratic transition. His legacy, however, is not uncontested: his decision to embark on an armed struggle in the 1960s, his solitary talks with apartheid officials in the 1980s, and the economic policies adopted during his presidency still spark intense debate, even after his death. The essays in this Companion, written by experts in history, anthropology, jurisprudence, cinema, literature, and visual studies, address these and other ... Read more
Nelson Mandela was one of the most revered figures of our time. He committed himself to a compelling political cause, suffered a long prison sentence, and led his violent and divided country to a peaceful democratic transition. His legacy, however, is not uncontested: his decision to embark on an armed struggle in the 1960s, his solitary talks with apartheid officials in the 1980s, and the economic policies adopted during his presidency still spark intense debate, even after his death. The essays in this Companion, written by experts in history, anthropology, jurisprudence, cinema, literature, and visual studies, address these and other ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
349
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107600959
SKU
V9781107600959
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About Rita Barnard
Rita Barnard is Professor of English and Comparative Literature at the University of Pennsylvania and Professor Extraordinaire at Stellenbosch University, South Africa. She is the author of The Great Depression and the Culture of Abundance (Cambridge University Press, 1995) and Apartheid and Beyond: South African Writers and the Politics of Place (2006). Her work has appeared in several important collections ... Read more
Reviews for The Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela
'This book of twelve essays (almost entirely by South Africans) with an excellent introductory essay by Rita Barnard is inaugural … His life story will be revised, his politics reinterpreted like Gandhi's. Like Gandhi, it will take time for reasoned, critical (and perhaps even deconstructive) judgments to arise. This book is a superb start.' Daniel Herwitz, Critical Inquiry