Mandela: The Authorised Portrait

I always worry a bit with books about Mandela that they puff up an already highly regarded man. This book is no exception, but it also manages to get across how badly he was treated as well as showing a little of the history of both sides of the violence in the 80s. Was Mandela right to agree to use force against the apartheid regime? This book presents the arguments in depth.

There are a few interesting points such as hen Richard Branson mentions how he tried to enlist Mandela to try and stop war in Iraq, but Mbeki didnt get his approval back in time.
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