Nelson Mandela - 9780367353087

Taylor & Francis

Nelson MandelaPeace Through Reconciliation\nAuthor(s): Neera Chandhoke\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge India\nISBN-13: 9780367353087, 978-0367353087\nSynopsis\nThis book reflects on the life and politics of Nelson Mandela [tel] and his efforts to broker peace and reconciliation in a deeply divided country. Through examples from apartheid and post-apartheid South Africa, it explores conflict and methods for realising peace, social justice, and democracy.\n\nThe book looks at the festering of animosity and racial bitterness between the white Afrikaner community and the black community during years of racial violence, injustices, and authoritarianism in South Africa. In the most violent phase of the countrys history, Mandela offered to both communities peaceful means to ensure equality, justice, and inclusivity. The author highlights the extraordinary challenges which Mandela faced in mobilising consent and persuading both the b.