Nelson Mandela--is it possible to say who or what he is? Yes, he was one of the world's longest-detained political prisoners. He is a universal symbol of social justice certainly; an exemplary figure connoting non-racialism and democracy; a moral giant. For years a man cut off from the world, Mandela became after his 1990 release an internationally recognizable icon. But why should his story be important to us in the world at large today? What do his achievements signify not only nationally in South Africa but also internationally? This book is about the different, interconnected stories, histories, values and symbols that Nelson Mandela embodies.
Nelson Mandela became the first president of South Africa elected by a fully representative democratic vote. His efforts to end the segregation that paralyzed his country resulted in his being awarded the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize.
This book is designed for people who wish to improve their written English. They may be in a job, like a secretary who is required to draft on her own the replies to incoming letters, or evento improve her employer's style. A man may have to prepare sets of instructions for operating a mechanism, or to set out the main points in anawkward insurance problem. Yet others may need to pass an examination in English, andamong these there will be many learners of English as a second language. Some may just want to produce better writing, for the good reason that, for those whose native language itis, the 'subject' is closely bound up with personality.
A revelatory portrait of Nelson Mandela's early years as an anti-apartheid revolutionary seeking to change his country and the world. Nelson Mandela is well known throughout the world as a heroic leader who symbolizes freedom and moral authority. He is fixed in the public mind as the world's elder statesman -- the gray-haired man with a kindly smile who spent twenty-seven years in prison before becoming the first black president of South Africa.
An old-style gangster novel, it recounts the story of Dillon, who once carried a gun for Boss Nelson. When Nelson met his end, Dillon went underground, turning up later in small-town, Platsville, fixing boxing matches and bent upon setting up his own gang. A year later, he becomes a Kansas city boss, with a live-in mistress, hard-faced Myra Hogan.
