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Item Details
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PLAYING THE ENEMY
NELSON MANDELA AND THE GAME THAT MADE A NATION |
| By: |
John Carlin |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| List price:
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£18.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1843548593 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781843548591 |
| Publisher: |
ATLANTIC BOOKS |
| Pub. date: |
1 September, 2008 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
As the day of the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup dawned, and the Springboks faced New Zealand's all-conquering All Blacks, more was at stake than a sporting trophy. This book shows how a sport, once the preserve of South Africa's Afrikaans-speaking minority, came to unify the new rainbow nation. |
| Synopsis: |
24 June 1995. Ellis Park in Johannesburg. The Springboks versus The All Blacks in the Rugby World Cup final. Nelson Mandela steps onto the pitch wearing a Springboks shirt and, before a global audience of millions, a new country is born. This book tells the incredible story of Mandela's journey to that moment.As the day of the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup dawned, and the Springboks faced New Zealand's all-conquering All Blacks, more was at stake than a sporting trophy. When Nelson Mandela appeared wearing a Springboks jersey and led the all-white Afrikaner-dominated team in singing South Africa's new national anthem, he conquered white South Africa."Playing the Enemy" tells the extraordinary human story of how that moment became possible. It shows how a sport, once the preserve of South Africa's Afrikaans-speaking minority, came to unify the new rainbow nation, and tells of how - just occasionally - something as simple as a game really can help people to rise above themselves and see beyond their differences.Readers of "The Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela, "Fever Pitch" by Nick Hornby, "The Damned United" by David Peace; and rugby fans are those who read. |
| Illustrations: |
1 x 8pp b/w plate section |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Atlantic Books |
| Prizes: |
Shortlisted for William Hill Sports Book of the Year 2008. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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