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Nelson Mandela is one of the most revered figures of our time. His legacy, however, is not uncontested: his decision to embark on an armed struggle in the 1960s, his solitary talks with apartheid officials in the 1980s and the economic policies adopted during his presidency still spark intense debate. The essays in this Companion, written by experts in history, anthropology, jurisprudence, cinema, literature and visual studies, address these and other issues. They examine how Mandela became the icon he is today and consider the meanings and uses of his internationally recognizable image. Their overarching concerns include Mandela's relation to 'tradition' and 'modernity', the impact of his most famous public performances, the oscillation between Africanist and non-racial positions in South Africa, and the politics of gender and national sentiment. The volume concludes with a meditation on Mandela's legacy in the twenty-first century and a detailed guide to further reading.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political structure & processes

• Full title: Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela
• Author: Rita Barnard
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 348
• EAN: 9781107013117
• ISBN: 1107013119
• ID: 02093295
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 610 g
• Dimensions: 230 × 163 × 25 mm
• Date of publishing: 31. January 2014

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