The Resource Knowing Mandela : A Personal Portrait/, John Carlin, (electronic resource)
Knowing Mandela : A Personal Portrait/, John Carlin, (electronic resource)
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The item Knowing Mandela : A Personal Portrait/, John Carlin, (electronic resource) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Manchester City Library.
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- Summary
- Equal parts freedom fighter and statesman, Nelson Mandela bestrode the world stage for the past three decades, building a legacy that places him in the pantheon of history's most exemplary leaders.As a foreign correspondent based in South Africa, author John Carlin had unique access to Mandela during the post-apartheid years when Mandela faced his most daunting obstacles and achieved his greatest triumphs. Carlin witnessed history as Mandela was released from prison after twenty-seven years and ultimately ascended to the presidency of his strife-torn country.Drawing on exclusive?conversations with Mandela and countless interviews with people who were close to him, Carlin has crafted an account of a man who was neither saint nor superman. Mandela's seismic political victories were won at the cost of much personal unhappiness and disappointment.Knowing Mandela offers an intimate understanding of one of the most towering and remarkable figures of our age
- Language
- eng
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- 1 online resource
- 160 p.
- Note
- Electronic book
- Isbn
- 9780062323958
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- Knowing Mandela : A Personal Portrait/
- Title
- Knowing Mandela
- Title remainder
- A Personal Portrait/
- Statement of responsibility
- John Carlin
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Equal parts freedom fighter and statesman, Nelson Mandela bestrode the world stage for the past three decades, building a legacy that places him in the pantheon of history's most exemplary leaders.As a foreign correspondent based in South Africa, author John Carlin had unique access to Mandela during the post-apartheid years when Mandela faced his most daunting obstacles and achieved his greatest triumphs. Carlin witnessed history as Mandela was released from prison after twenty-seven years and ultimately ascended to the presidency of his strife-torn country.Drawing on exclusive?conversations with Mandela and countless interviews with people who were close to him, Carlin has crafted an account of a man who was neither saint nor superman. Mandela's seismic political victories were won at the cost of much personal unhappiness and disappointment.Knowing Mandela offers an intimate understanding of one of the most towering and remarkable figures of our age
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- 1956-
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- Carlin, John
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- Mandela, Nelson
- Political prisoners
- Presidents
- South Africa
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- Knowing Mandela : A Personal Portrait/, John Carlin, (electronic resource)
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- Electronic book
- Dimensions
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- Extent
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- 1 online resource
- 160 p.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780062323958
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- Electronic reproduction.
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- Label
- Knowing Mandela : A Personal Portrait/, John Carlin, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Note
- Electronic book
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
-
- 1 online resource
- 160 p.
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780062323958
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- dvaydz9
- Reproduction note
- Electronic reproduction.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (MnSpTMCL)dvaydz9
- System details
-
- Format: Adobe EPUB
- Requires: cloudLibrary (file size: 688.0 KB)
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