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Author
Publisher
Aguilar / Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
Español
Description
"[Esta libro] continúa las memorias que Mandela publicó en El largo camino hacia la libertad, relatando sus años como presidente. La extraordinaria historia de un país en transición y los retos que afrontó el premio Nobel de la Paz al luchar por que su visión de una Sudáfrica liberada se convirtiera en realidad. En 1994, Nelson Mandela se convirtió en el primer presidente democrático de Sudáfrica. Desde el comienzo, se comprometió a ocupar...
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
This historic collection of documents archived at the Nelson Mandela Foundation offers an unprecedented insight into Mandela's remarkable life--from his first stirrings of political consciousness to his galvanizing role on the world stage.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Language
English
Formats
Description
"As recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, president of the African National Congress, and head of the anti-apartheid movement, Nelson Mandela has been one of the world's great moral and political leaders. The story of his life - from the early development of his political consciousness to his eventful quarter century behind bars to his momentous victory in South Africa's first-ever multiracial elections - is an epic account of struggle, setback, renewed...
Author
Language
English
Description
"An unforgettable portrait of one of the most inspiring historical figures of the twentieth century, published on the centenary of his birth. Arrested in 1962 as South Africa's apartheid regime intensified its brutal campaign against political opponents, forty-four-year-old lawyer and African National Congress activist Nelson Mandela had no idea that he would spend the next twenty-seven years in jail. During his 10,052 days of incarceration, the future...
Publisher
Distributed by Recorded Books
Pub. Date
[2014], p2014
Language
English
Description
Presents an audio-biography of Nelson Mandela, revealing his leadership in the struggle against apartheid and social injustice in South Africa. This commemorative edition includes expanded interviews with Mandela and others, as well as a new foreword by series producer Joe Richman.
8) Malcolm X
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2000, c1992
Language
English
Description
The life and times of Malcolm X, who, through his conversion to Islam, overcame his deprived and criminal past to become an influential civil rights leader.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"A riveting, kaleidoscopic account of nine days in the life of a country on the edge, as the assassination of Nelson Mandela's protégé by a white supremacist threatens to derail South Africa's democratic transition and plunge the nation into civil war"--
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"This Step 4 leveled reader about Nelson Mandela, the Nobel Prize winning activist for racial equality in South Africa, is as spellbinding a biography as you can find. His journey from student to revolutionary to inmate to president of South Africa will inspire and engage kids of all ages."--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From one of South Africa's foremost nonfiction writers, a deeply researched, shattering new account of Nelson Mandela's relationship with Winnie Madikizela-Mandela. Drawing on never-before-seen material, Steinberg reveals the fractures and stubborn bonds at the heart of a volatile and ground-breaking union, a very modern political marriage which was performed on the world stage"--
13) Nelson Mandela
Author
Series
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Presents an overview of the life and accomplishments of Nelson Mandela, describing his time in prison and lasting influence.
14) Grandad Mandela
Author
Publisher
Mandela Legacy
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
The great-grandchildren of Nelson Mandela ask their grandmother fifteen questions about the former South African president, from his activism work, his Nobel Peace Prize, and his time in prison.
15) Nelson Mandela
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Little Nelson grew up learning about the racial divisions in South Africa and the unfair treatment of his people. As an adult, he protested against apartheid, a system that separated people based on the color of their skin... until he was imprisoned. But despite his long walk to freedom, Nelson never gave up the fight for justice and equality, and became an icon around the world. This inspiring story of the life of South Africa's first Black president...
16) Nelson Mandela
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Before he was the first Black president of South Africa, Nelson Mandela was a boy with a traditional Thembu upbringing. He went on to study law and become involved with African nationalist politics. The government had established an apartheid (a system of segregation that privileged white people), and Mandela worked to overthrow this system. He was arrested, accused of treason, and thrown in jail. When he was released, Mandela negotiated an end to...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An intimate look at one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known ... through the eyes of a child whose life he changed forever. To the rest of the world, Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary, a world-renowned humanitarian, and South Africa's first black president. To Ndaba Mandela, he was simply 'Granddad.' In Going to the Mountain, Ndaba tells how he came to live with Mandela shortly after he turned eleven--having...
Series
Publisher
Wonderscape Entertainment, LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
In the new 2020 high-definition program, learn all about the incredible sacrifices and profound contributions made by Nelson Mandela. Who was Nelson Mandela? What was his involvement with the African National Congress and the Defiance Campaign? How did Mandela's anti-apartheid fight lead to him becoming a political prisoner? How did Mandela emerge from incarceration to become President? What is Mandela's lasting legacy?
Author
Publisher
Imagine
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
In the first book of its kind, an acclaimed South African journalist and former parliamentary spokesperson for the ANC shares how Nelson Mandela balanced his Christian faith with his political views, exploring how the beloved leader reconciled his own beliefs with the hard truth that religion had often been used as a tool to oppress his people.
Cruywagen traces the spiritual component of Nelson Mandela's life, from his youth in a traditional Thembu...
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