Saving Nelson Mandela: The Rivonia Trial and the Fate of South Africa

by Kenneth S. Broun

Book Overview

The question was: would he hang?

In 1963, when South Africa's apartheid government charged Nelson Mandela with planning its overthrow, most observers feared that he would be sentenced to death. But the support he and his fellow activists in the African National Congress received during his trial not only saved his life, but also enabled him to save his country.

In Saving Nelson Mandela, South African law expert Kenneth S. Broun recreates...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199361282
• ISBN13: 9780199361281
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"