David James Smith
Hardcover | Pages: 416 pages Rating: 3.55 | 146 Users | 30 Reviews
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| Title | : | Young Mandela: The Revolutionary Years |
| Author | : | David James Smith |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 416 pages |
| Published | : | December 6th 2010 by Little, Brown and Company (first published June 10th 2010) |
| Categories | : | Biography. Nonfiction. History. Politics. Southern Africa. South Africa. Historical |
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Nelson Mandela is well-known throughout the world as a heroic leader who symbolizes freedom and moral authority. He is fixed in the public mind as the world's elder statesman -- the gray-haired man with a kindly smile who spent 27 years in prison before becoming the first black president in South Africa.But Nelson Mandela was not always elderly or benign. And, in Young Mandela, award-winning journalist and author David James Smith takes us deep into the heart of racist South Africa to paint a portrait of the Mandela that many have forgotten: the committed revolutionary who left his family behind to live on the run, adopting false names and disguises and organizing the first strikes to overthrow the apartheid state. Young Mandela lifts the curtain on an icon's first steps to greatness.
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| ISBN: | 0316035483 (ISBN13: 9780316035484) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Booker T. Washington, Nelson Mandela, Julius Nyerere, Thabo Mbeki, George Bizos, Mark Gevisser, Trevor Huddleston, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Daniel François Malan, Govan Mbeki, Joe Modise, Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi, Albie Sachs, Walter Sisulu, Oliver Tambo, Hendrik Verwoerd, Alfred Bitini Xuma, Jacob Zuma, Johannes Modise |
| Setting: | Alexandra, Gauteng(South Africa) East London, Eastern Cape(South Africa) Robben Island(South Africa) …more Sharpeville, Gauteng,1960(South Africa) Witwatersrand(South Africa) …less |
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Ratings: 3.55 From 146 Users | 30 ReviewsArticle Containing Books Young Mandela: The Revolutionary Years
This was the first of many good reads during my last stay on Moorea in 2013. Many of us are well aware of the achievements of Nelson Mandela as a seasoned activist and politician in pre- and post- South Africa. This book is a very detailed account of a young man finding his place in a society that would not accept him as an equal. The description of his transition from non-violence to a recognition that violence may be the last driver of change is a rich one. David James Smith captures nicelyI recently read Mandela's autobiography so I find this book to be a bit repetitive because David James smith quotes liberally from the autobiography. So far the only bit of new information was an interview from a sister in law that had very little to say. I'm going to step away from the book for a while, hopefully it will be better at detailing the "Black Pimpernel" days
Great read - fills in the gaps of Mandela's life story. Less the myth and more the human story but shows how great we all can be despite our supposed shortcomings.
Not exactly readable, but gives a true, honest depiction of Mandela before the Rivonia trial, shedding light on his not-so-perfect side.
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Like a lot of people in my generation I know Nelson Mandela solely as the legend, the peaceful elder statesman, the first black President of South Africa, but I know almost nothing of who his was before his release from decades in prison. David James Smith not only shows who this younger version of Mandela was, but he does so without leaving out anything, giving us a nuanced portrait of Mandela the man, not just Mandela the hero. Really the only problem about this book is that because it is so
This book has great information about Nelson Mandela's personal life and his famous trials at court and jail. There were some interesting facts that I read that were sneaky, but smart.
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