Nelson Mandela: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works

by Aran S. MacKinnon

Overview

Nelson Mandela: A Reference Guide to His Life and Works covers the life of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, who was a freedom fighter, a political prisoner, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, and the first president of a democratic South Africa. This book guides readers in understanding the background to Mandela’s life and the context of his political career, and it emphasizes the perspectives and philosophies that formed Mandela as he grew up in the world of segregationist and apartheid South Africa.

• Includes a detailed chronology of Mandela’s life, family, and work.
• The A to Z section includes the major events, places, and people in Mandela’s life.
• The bibliography includes a list of publications concerning his life and work.
• The index thoroughly cross-references the chronological and encyclopedic entries.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781538122822
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/15/2020
Series:	Significant Figures in World History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	142
File size:	2 MB
Age Range:	13 - 18 Years

About the Author

Aran S. MacKinnon is Professor of African History, and Chair of the Department of History and Geography at Georgia College. He is the author of The Making of South Africa. Culture and Politics,(2012) co-editor with Elaine MacKinnon of Places of Encounter, Time, Place and Connectivity in World History, Volumes 1 and 2 (2012) and co-author of An Introduction to Global Studies (2010) as well as numerous articles on South African history in various scholarly journals.

Table of Contents

Preface

Acronyms and Abbreviations

Chronology

Introduction

ENTRIES A-Z

Genealogy

Appendix A: The Freedom Charter

Appendix B: Mandela’s trial speeches from 1962 trial and Rivonia ‘I am prepared to die.’

Bibliography

About the Author

Index