TY - BOOK AU - Lodge,Tom TI - Mandela: a critical life SN - 9780199219353 (pbk.) AV - 545 DT 1974 M271Lo 2007 U1 - 968.065092 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Mandela, Nelson, KW - Presidents KW - South Africa KW - Biography KW - Presidentes KW - Sudáfrica KW - Biografías KW - Politics and government KW - 1993- KW - Historia KW - Siglo XX N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -