Reassessing Mandela

Colin Bundy, William Beinart

Series: Southern African Studies

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Seven years since his death (2013), Nelson Mandela still occupies an extraordinary place in the global imagination. Internationally, Mandelaâ€™s renown seems intact and invulnerable. In South Africa, however, his legacy and his place in the countryâ€™s history have become matters of contention and dispute, especially amongst younger black South Africans. The essays in this book analyse aspects of Mandelaâ€™s life in the context of South Africaâ€™s national history, and make an important contribution to the historiography of the anti-apartheid political struggle. They reassess: the political context of Mandelaâ€™s youth; his changing political beliefs and connections with the Left; his role in the African National Congress and the turn to armed struggle; his marriage to Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and their political relationship. By providing new context, they explore Mandela as an actor in broader social processes such as the rise of the ANC and the making of South Africaâ€™s post-apartheid constitution. The detailed essays are linked in a substantial introduction by Colin Bundy and current debates are addressed in a concluding essay by Elleke Boehmer. This book provides a scholarly counterweight both to uncritical celebration of Mandela and also to a simplistic attribution of post-apartheid shortcomings to the person of Mandela. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Southern African Studies.

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Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Southern African Studies
Release date:	September 2023
First published:	2021
Editors:	Colin Bundy • William Beinart
Dimensions:	246 x 174mm (L x W)
Pages:	190
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-50717-6
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	0-367-50717-X
Barcode:	9780367507176