Mandela by Anthony Sampson
The author has known Mandela since the 1950s, and has been given complete access to all his personal papers, to Mandela himself, his friends and political associates, to write the full story of Mandela's life. In addition to covering his years before, during and after his incarceration, the author assesses Mandela's impact as President on South Africa and the world. He also reveals many features of the apartheid system that have hitherto been hidden, and describes the changing attitudes of big business to the ANC and to Mandela himself. The result is an authoritative biography of one of the greatest men of the 20th century.
In the late 1950s Anthony Sampson spent four years in Johannesburg editing the black magazine Drum, an experience which led to a lifelong fascination with South African politics. He was on the staff of the Observer in the 1960s, and since then has written a series of major bestselling books, all translated into over 15 languages.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780002558297 |
| ISBN 10 | 0002558297 |
| Title | Mandela |
| Author | Anthony Sampson |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 1999-05-17 |
| Number of pages | 500 |
| Prizes | Winner of Marsh Biography Award 2001, Short-listed for James Tait Black Memorial Book Prize: Biography 2000 |
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