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