Nelson Mandela
A Reference Guide to His Life and Works
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2020
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-2281-5 (ISBN)
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-2281-5 (ISBN)
Nelson Mandela: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works covers his life and works. The extensive A to Z section includes over a hundred entries. The bibliography provides a comprehensive list of publications concerning his life and work.
Nelson Mandela: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works cover the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela who was a freedom fighter, apolitical prisoner, Nobel Peace Prize winner and first president of a democratic South Africa. This book guides readers in understanding the background to Mandela’s life and the context of his political career and it emphasizes the perspectives and philosophies that formed Mandela as he grew up in the world of segregationist and apartheid South Africa.
Includes a detailed chronology of Mandela’s life, family, and work.
The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in Mandela’s life.
The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning his life and work.
The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.
Nelson Mandela: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works cover the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela who was a freedom fighter, apolitical prisoner, Nobel Peace Prize winner and first president of a democratic South Africa. This book guides readers in understanding the background to Mandela’s life and the context of his political career and it emphasizes the perspectives and philosophies that formed Mandela as he grew up in the world of segregationist and apartheid South Africa.
Includes a detailed chronology of Mandela’s life, family, and work.
The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in Mandela’s life.
The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning his life and work.
The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.
Aran S. MacKinnon is Professor of African History, and Chair of the Department of History and Geography at Georgia College. He is the author of The Making of South Africa. Culture and Politics,(2012) co-editor with Elaine MacKinnon of Places of Encounter, Time, Place and Connectivity in World History, Volumes 1 and 2 (2012) and co-author of An Introduction to Global Studies (2010) as well as numerous articles on South African history in various scholarly journals.
Preface
Acronyms and Abbreviations
Chronology
Introduction
ENTRIES A-Z
Genealogy
Appendix A: The Freedom Charter
Appendix B: Mandela’s trial speeches from 1962 trial and Rivonia ‘I am prepared to die.’
Bibliography
About the Author
Index
Erscheinungsdatum | 10.05.2021 |
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Reihe/Serie | Significant Figures in World History |
Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 184 x 255 mm |
Gewicht | 526 g |
Themenwelt | Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik |
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken | |
ISBN-10 | 1-5381-2281-2 / 1538122812 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-5381-2281-5 / 9781538122815 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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