Mandela - The Authorised Biography

Informationen zum Autor Anthony Sampson is the son of a research chemist in ICI, and was born in the company town of Billingham- on-Tees. He has been keenly interested in South African affairs since 1951 when, after leaving Oxford, he first went to South Africa to become editor of the black magazine ‘Drum’ in Johannesburg. He met Nelson Mandela that year in Soweto as Mandela was preparing for the Defiance Campaign against apartheid, which ‘Drum’ covered extensively. Klappentext Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson's remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby. Zusammenfassung Widely considered to be the most important biography of Nelson Mandela, Antony Sampson’s remarkable book has been updated with an afterword by acclaimed South African journalist, John Battersby.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Sampson, Sampson Anthony
• Publisher: Harper Collins Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 18.08.2011
• EAN: 9780007437979
• ISBN: 978-0-00-743797-9
• No. of pages: 704
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 197 mm x 46 mm
• Series: William Collins
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; Postwar 20th century history, from c 1945 to c 2000, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Republic of South Africa, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, African History, Biography: historical, political and military