UID:
almafu_9959240297002883
Format:
1 online resource (231 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-19-991312-9
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0-19-025439-4
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1-283-42804-0
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9786613428042
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0-19-992103-2
Series Statement:
Pivotal moments in world history
Content:
When South Africa's apartheid government charged Nelson Mandela with planning its overthrow in 1963, most observers feared that he would be sentenced to death. But the support he and his fellow activists in the African National Congress received during his trial not only saved his life, but also enabled him to save his country. In Saving Nelson Mandela, South African law expert Kenneth S. Broun recreates the trial--called the ""Rivonia"" Trial after the Johannesburg suburb where police seized Mandela. Based upon interviews with many of the case's primary figures and portions of the trial trans
Note:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Cover; Contents; People Involved in the Rivonia Trial; Introduction; 1. Arrests and Escapes; 2. The Lawyers and the Judge; 3. Reaction; 4. Preparing for Trial; 5. The Trial Begins; 6. A Pyrrhic Victory; 7. The Case for the Prosecution; 8. Mandela at the Dock; 9. Others Make Their Case; 10. Closing Arguments; 11. Outside Pressures; 12. Judgment and Sentencing; 13. Reaction; 14. Thinking about the Judgment and Sentence; 15. After Rivonia; Acknowledgments; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-936128-2
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-19-974022-4
Language:
English
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