No Easy Walk to Freedom (African Writers Series) [Paperback]

Nelson Mandela (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 17, 1986 | ISBN-10: 0435907824 | ISBN-13: 978-0435907822

This collection of Nelson Mandela's articles, speeches, letters from underground, and transcripts from the trials in which he was accused vividly illustrates his magnetic attraction as Africa's foremost campaigner for freedom.

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“During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against White domination and I have fought against Black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and achieve. but if need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.”–Nelson Mandela

About the Author

Internationally recognised as a world statesman, the South African black nationalist Nelson Mandela was imprisoned 1962 to 1990. The fight to have him freed came to symbolise the fight for freedom for all of South Africa's people of colour. Mandela's subsequent ascension to the presidency in 1994 in turn symbolized the aspirations of South Africa's black majority. He led the country until 1999. Ato Quayson is Director of the African Studies Centre at Cambridge. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 190 pages
• Publisher: Heinemann (December 17, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0435907824
• ISBN-13: 978-0435907822
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,664,034 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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More About the Author

Nelson Mandela was born in Transkei, South Africa, on July 18, 1918. He joined the African National Congress in 1944 and was engaged in resistance against the ruling National Party's apartheid policies after 1948. He was incarcerated at Robben Island prison from 1964 to 1982 and then moved to Pollsmoor Prison, during which time his reputation as a potent symbol of resistance to apartheid grew steadily. Released from prison in 1990, Mandela received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 and was inaugurated as the first democratically elected president of South Africa in 1994. He is the author of the international bestseller LONG WALK TO FREEDOM.



Author photograph by Andrew Zuckerman © Nelson Mandela Foundation