Mandela & Mbeki the Hero and the Outsider
This book presents a comparative historical study of the narrative of Mandela and Mbeki and its grip on the South African imagination. A persistent theme among historical narratives of South African presidential politics was that Mandela is a 'hero', and that this style embodied an inclusi...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Pretoria :
Unisa Press
[2012]
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| Edición: | 1st ed., 1st impression |
| Colección: | CUP ebooks.
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| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b40749447*spi |
| Sumario: | This book presents a comparative historical study of the narrative of Mandela and Mbeki and its grip on the South African imagination. A persistent theme among historical narratives of South African presidential politics was that Mandela is a 'hero', and that this style embodied an inclusive approach. His former deputy and successor, on the other side, was regarded a little harshly as a 'prince'. This book is concerned with the historical contexts in which these two narratives were centred, and takes the reader on a journey of what South African history could look like when Mandela, a character of legend, is cast in the role of an introverted ruler, and Mbeki as manifesting the sense of an outsider. Mbeki had a reputation for being 'an opinionated foreigner' in his country's present politics of avant-gardism and universalism. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 recurso electrónico (xviii, 333 p.) : il |
| Formato: | Forma de acceso: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 321-328) e índice. |
| ISBN: | 9781868888696 |
