Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction

by Elleke Boehmer

Book Overview

Nelson Mandela--is it possible to say who or what he is? Yes, he was one of the world's longest-detained political prisoners. He is a universal symbol of social justice certainly; an exemplary figure connoting non-racialism and democracy; a moral giant. For years a man cut off from the world, Mandela became after his 1990 release an internationally recognizable icon. But why should his story be important to us in the world at large today? What do...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192803018
• ISBN13: 9780192803016
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.3" x 6.6"