Mandela: The Authorised Portrait by Ahmed Kathrada & Mac Maharaj
On 11 February 1990, a dignified elderly man walked hand in hand with the wife from whom he had been forced to live apart for twenty-seven years out of prison and into history.
It is a date and an image the world will never forget: the day Nelson Mandela was freed.
From that day on, Nelson Mandela's immense courage and personal moral authority moved out of the shadows of his prison cell to stand as a beacon of hope first to a bitterly divided nation and then to the whole world.
Other images have followed: a smiling Mandela casting his vote in his country's first general election, a solemn Mandela at his inauguration as the first president of a democratic South Africa, Mandela with world leaders, with celebrities, with his wife Gra a Machel and his family, in the midst of the crowds of children who are drawn to him wherever he goes.
Nelson Mandela occupies a unique place in our world and in MANDELA: THE AUTHORISED PORTRAIT the narrative of his epic journey to freedom is accompanied by the most complete collection of images ever assembled and by more than sixty specially commissioned interviews.
World leaders, friends and associates ranging from President Bill Clinton to Tony Blair, from Bono to President Thabo Mbeki, from his comrades in the South African struggle against apartheid to Muhammad Ali have all contributed their individual stories to build a compelling picture of this inspirational man through the eyes of those closest to him.
Paperback | 384 pages
155 x 235 x 29mm | 880g
01 Sep 2009
Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
North Shore, New Zealand
1869711793
9781869711795
Condition: Very Good
A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. Very minimal damage to the cover, including very minimal (barely visible) scuff marks. No missing or damaged pages, very minimal (barely visible) creasing but no tearing, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. Very minimal wear and tear.