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Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela

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Nelson Mandela is one of the great moral and political leaders of our time: an international hero whose lifelong dedication to the fight against racial oppression in South Africa won him the Nobel Peace Prize and the presidency of his country. Since his triumphant release in 1990 from more than a quarter-century of imprisonment, Mandela has been at the center of the most compelling and inspiring political drama in the world. As president of the African National Congress and head of South Africa's anti-apartheid movement, he was instrumental in moving the nation toward multiracial government and majority rule. He is revered everywhere as a vital force in the fight for human rights and racial equality. The foster son of a Thembu chief, Mandela was raised in the traditional, tribal culture of his ancestors, but at an early age learned the modern, inescapable reality of what came to be called apartheid, one of the most powerful and effective systems of oppression ever conceived. In classically elegant and engrossing prose, he tells of his early years as an impoverished student and law clerk in Johannesburg, of his slow political awakening, and of his pivotal role in the rebirth of a stagnant ANC and the formation of its Youth League in the 1950s. He describes the struggle to reconcile his political activity with his devotion to his family, the anguished breakup of his first marriage, and the painful separations from his children. He brings vividly to life the escalating political warfare in the fifties between the ANC and the government, culminating in his dramatic escapades as an underground leader and the notorious Rivonia Trial of 1964, at which he was sentenced to life imprisonment. Herecounts the surprisingly eventful twenty-seven years in prison and the complex, delicate negotiations that led both to his freedom and to the beginning of the end of apartheid. Finally he provides the ultimate inside account of the unforgettable events since his release that pro

Book Details

  • Publisher: Back Bay Books
  • Publish Date: Oct 1st, 1995
  • Pages: 638
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.30in - 5.48in - 1.77in - 1.37lb
  • EAN: 9780316548182
  • Categories: • Political• Historical• Africa - South - Republic of South Africa

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The New York Times
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"Nelson Mandela’s “Long Walk to Freedom,” ... is a book of such courage, determination and hope, it left me feeling wretched"

– Prue Leith is a restaurateur, chef, caterer, television presenter/broadcaster, journalist, cookery writer and novelist
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Celia Jimenez, M. Ed
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BCPS Mathematics Curriculum Supervisor, PBS LearningMedia Innovator, Google Certified Educator, Canvassador, Long life learner

Finished reading "Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela" and I'm already inspired by his remarkable journey towards freedom and justice. A must-read for anyone seeking lessons in true leadership! @drcriss_salinas #LongWalktoFreedom #NelsonMandela #Leadership https://t.co/UNVuSU5wp2

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Head of one of India's largest organisations. Transforming Lives.

This National Reading Day, let me share with you one of my favourite reads that has been illuminating, inspiring and like a talisman, or a Pole Star, has had a remarkable impact in choosing the way forward. ‘A Long Walk to Freedom', the autobiography of Nelson Mandela, is a… https://t.co/eDKUoBsEQu https://t.co/2eftpihhXO

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Praise for this book

"Irresistible...One of the few political autobiographies that's also a page-turner."--Los Angeles Times Book Review

What people are saying

Mentioner image for: The New York Times
The New York Times
2 years

"Nelson Mandela’s “Long Walk to Freedom,” ... is a book of such courage, determination and hope, it left me feeling wretched"

– Prue Leith is a restaurateur, chef, caterer, television presenter/broadcaster, journalist, cookery writer and novelist
nytimes.com
Mentioner image for: Celia Jimenez, M. Ed
Celia Jimenez, M. Ed
@segarrac
1 year

BCPS Mathematics Curriculum Supervisor, PBS LearningMedia Innovator, Google Certified Educator, Canvassador, Long life learner

Finished reading "Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela" and I'm already inspired by his remarkable journey towards freedom and justice. A must-read for anyone seeking lessons in true leadership! @drcriss_salinas #LongWalktoFreedom #NelsonMandela #Leadership https://t.co/UNVuSU5wp2

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