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Mandela

His Life and Legacy for South Africa and the World

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Mandela

Written by: Bob Crew
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Nelson Mandela is known worldwide as a great moral and political leader, the first democratically elected South African president, the recipient of a Nobel Peace Prize, and a beacon of interracial goodwill. In Mandela, former foreign correspondent Bob Crew demystifies the icon and his legacy. After over a decade of travels in South Africa, Crew seeks truth in the unexpected details of the lives of Mandela and current South African president Jacob Zuma, comparing them to other world icons in order to bring a new understanding of their legacies to Western listeners. Mandela presents a wealth of information, including character studies of Mandela and Zuma, the historical social background of South Africa, and the effect Zuma has had on the racially divided country. Crew uses his own reflections and insights as well as interviews with many South Africans to color his analysis of historical and current events. This audiobook is a seasoned view of the history and politics of a country that produced one of the most iconic leaders of the world, who wished more than anything else for peace.

©2013 Bob Crew (P)2014 Audible Inc. Africa Biographies & Memoirs Historical Racism & Discrimination
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Exasperating

This is a very poorly written book. Bob Shaw is clearly a Mandela fan, but his enthusiam for the subject does not make this a good book. His writing is often anecdotal, with opinions given as facts, and often under researched.

The tone of the book is very Anglo focused with very little (two chapters only devoted to) Mandela. A great deal is anecdotal or opinion pieces that are poorly presented. It’s like reading a very cheesy newspaper article. It’s more the level you expecting BuzzFeed clickbait article (with apologies to BuzzFeed). Plus in only a dozen years this is a dated book.

I do not recommend this book at all.

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