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Lodge, Tom, 1951-

Mandela : a critical life / Tom Lodge. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006. - xix, 274 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Childhood and upbringing -- Becoming a notable -- Volunteer-in-chief -- Making a messiah -- Trials -- Prisoner 466/64 -- Leading from prison -- Messianic politics and the transition to democracy -- Embodying the nation.

ISBN: 0192805681 (alk. paper) 9780192805683 (alk. paper) 9780192805683

LCCN: 2006005505

Subjects--Personal Names:
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Presidents--South Africa--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
South Africa--Politics and government--1994-

LC Class. No.: DT1974 / .L63 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 968.06/5092 B