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001 2009049553
003 DLC
005 20131207075416.0
008 091123s2010 maua 000 0deng
010 $a 2009049553
020 $a9781566568005 (hardcover)
020 $a1566568005 (hardcover)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn476836260
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043 $af-sa---
050 00 $aDT1974$b.M295 2010
082 00 $a082$222
100 1 $aMandela, Nelson,$d1918-2013.
245 10 $aLet freedom reign :$bthe words of Nelson Mandela /$c[selected and introduced by] Henry Russell ; foreword by André Brink.
250 $a1st American ed.
260 $aNorthampton, Mass. :$bInterlink Books,$c2010.
300 $a136 p. :$bill. ;$c19 cm.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Political awakening (1948-61) -- In captivity (1962-89) -- Release and triumph (1990-94) -- President of South Africa (1994-99) -- In retirement (1999-).
520 1 $a"On February 11, 1990 Nelson Mandela was released from Robben Island after 27 long, hard years of imprisonment. Four years later he became president following the first fully representational democratic election in South Africa. He is a universally revered bastion of freedom, unity and sacrifice, whose life story and reputation often obscure the man behind the icon. This book reveals the nature of that man through his own words." "Mandela's oratorical prowess and irrepressible conviction have been his most potent tools in the struggle against apartheid and the forging of a new, inclusive South African national identity. His is not the rhetoric of a demagogue but that of an educated man engaging in a logical and reasoned argument against an illogical, oppressive system and its values. His unashamed honesty and the accessibility of his language have earned him the love and respect of rich and poor, white and black, politician and layman." "Let Freedom Reign is a collection of Mandela's greatest speeches, showing that he stood, and still stands, for the principles of equality and democracy as a man, and transparency and accountability as a politician. This is the essence of his universal, enduring popularity."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aSouth Africa$xPolitics and government$y1948-1994$vSources.
651 0 $aSouth Africa$xPolitics and government$y1994-$vSources.
650 0 $aApartheid$zSouth Africa$xHistory$y20th century$vSources.
650 0 $aAnti-apartheid movements$zSouth Africa$xHistory$y20th century$vSources.
610 20 $aAfrican National Congress$xHistory$y20th century$vSources.
651 0 $aSouth Africa$xRace relations$vSources.
650 0 $aBlacks$zSouth Africa$xPolitics and government$vSources.
710 1 $aSouth Africa.$bPresident (1994-1999 : Mandela)
700 1 $aRussell, Henry,$d1954-