The author has known Mandela since the 1950s, and has been given complete access to all his personal papers, to Mandela himself, his friends and political associates, to write the full story of Mandela's life. In addition to covering his years before, during and after his incarceration, the author assesses Mandela's impact as President on South Africa and the world. He also reveals many features of the apartheid system that have hitherto been hidden, and describes the changing attitudes of big business to the ANC and to Mandela himself. The result is an authoritative biography of one of the greatest men of the 20th century.
- ISBN10 0007207115
- ISBN13 9780007207114
- Publish Date 7 August 2005 (first published 17 May 1999)
- Publish Status Cancelled
- Out of Print 7 February 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc
- Imprint HarperPerennial
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 704
- Language English