Lodge, Tom, 1951-

Mandela : a critical life / Tom Lodge. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007. - xix, 274 pages : 3 maps, plates, 17 black and white ; 20 cm.

Originally published: 2006.

1. Childhood and Upbringing --
2. Becoming a Notable --
3. Volunteer-in-Chief --
4. Making a Messiah --
5. Trials --
6. Prisoner 466/64 --
7. Leading from Prison --
8. Messianic Politics and the Transition to Democracy --
9. Embodying the Nation.

A new and highly revealing look at one of the most celebrated political figures of our times. Drawing upon a range of original sources, Tom Lodge explores the making of a modern-day political hero, from Mandela's childhood years through to his role as a statesman in the construction of the new South Africa

9780199219353 (pbk.) 0199219354 (pbk.)


Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.


Presidents--South Africa--Biography.
Presidentes --Sudáfrica --Biografías


South Africa--Politics and government--1993-
Sudáfrica --Historia --Siglo XX

545 DT 1974 / M271Lo 2007

968.065092