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1 online resource : illustrations (some color) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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Cover; Contents; "Of Flesh and Blood"; The Dance is Not Over; Saying Goodbye to a Global Icon; A Critic, in Retrospect; Compassion and Corruption; Discovering Mandela's Children; "The Algerian Army Made Me a Man"; Some Monday for Sure; A Snub for the Ages; Robben Island University; To Think as a Boxer; Fists; Nelson Mandela's Two Bodies; The Watchmen; History, Iconicity, and Love; Mourning Mandela; In the Village; Notes on Contributors. |
| Summary |
December 2014 marked a year since the passing of Nelson Mandela-a man who was as much myth as flesh and blood. Transition pays tribute to Mandela's worldly attainments and to his otherworldly sainthood. Featuring remembrances from Wole Soyinka, Xolela Mangcu, Pierre de Vos, and Adam Habib, this issue assembles Mandela's staunchest allies-for whom he approached saintliness-as well as his most entrenched critics. Other contributors consider the iconicity of Mandela-including his representations in films; the importance of boxing to his political career; his time studying with the revolutionary a. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Issued By |
Official publication of: Hutchins Center for for African and African American Research, Harvard University. |
| Subject |
Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.
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Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013. |
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International relations.
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International relations. |
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Political science.
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Political science. |
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Africa.
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Africa. |
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Hutchins Center for African and African American Research.
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| Added Title |
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918-2013 |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Journals, Indiana University Press. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918-2013 : Transition: The Magazine of Africa and the Diaspora. Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, ©2015 9780253018250 |
| ISBN |
9780253018540 (electronic book) |
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0253018544 (electronic book) |
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9780253018250 |
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0253018250 |
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