Robben Island [electronic resource] : A place of Inspiration: Mandela's Prison Island
Smith, Charlene2013
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Robben Island – best known as the place where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for eighteen years – has been a place of harshness and brutality; its history steeped in the suffering of those banished there. Yet it has also become a universal symbol of hope, forgiveness, and triumph.With a storyteller's sensibility, combined with rigorous research, Charlene Smith charts the evolution of the Island's political and social history, from mail station, place of exile, and military defence post to maximum security prison and World Heritage Site. Fully revised, this new edition of Robben Island provides absorbing accounts of daring escapes, maritime disasters, lepers ostracized from mainland society, the fates of the great Xhosa chiefs of the nineteenth century, and the unique bonds of friendship and compassion forged among the political prisoners confined on the Island during the apartheid era.Today Robben Island is recognised for both its environmental riches and its cultural significance. More than just a geographical location or a tourist attraction, it is an enduring tribute to the resilience' of the human spirit. Sobering and uplifting, Robben Island is an essential read for anyone interested in South Africa's turbulent journey to democracy and the people who made it possible.
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Author:
Smith, Charlene, Author
Edition:
2
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Penguin Random House South Africa, 2013
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
Biography/History:
Charlene Smith is a South African-born writer, communications consultant and television documentary maker who lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. She is the author of 14 books, including the best-selling Mandela: In Celebration of a Great Life, published by Random House Struik. She has won awards for her writing and television documentaries in South Africa, Canada, Italy, the United Kingdom and the USA.
ISBN:
97819205458029781920545796
Language:
English
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BRN:
330865
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