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Author Carlin, John, 1956-

Title Playing the enemy : Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation / John Carlin
Published London : Atlantic, 2008

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Description 274 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
regular print
Contents Breakfast in Houghton -- The Minister of Justice -- Separate amenities -- Bagging the croc -- Different planets -- Ayatollah Mandela -- The tiger king -- The mask -- The bitter-enders -- Romancing the general -- "Address their hearts" -- The captain and the president -- Springbok Serenade -- Silvermine -- Doubting Thomases -- The number six jersey -- "Nelson! Nelson!" -- Blood in the throat -- Love thine enemy -- Where are they now?
Summary The Independent's former South Africa bureau chief chronicles the 1995 Rugby World Cup victory that united a divided country. Carlin presents a revealing and entertaining insider's view of the improbable events leading to South Africa's upset triumph over New Zealand, which many believe instantly secured a peaceful future for the then-unsettled nation. The Springboks, as South Africa's team was called, may have secured the World Cup trophy, but the real hero of this stirring tale is recently elected President Nelson Mandela, who adopted the mostly Afrikaner players as his own and somehow got the predominantly black population behind them
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013.
Springboks (Rugby team) -- History.
Political prisoners -- South Africa -- Biography.
Presidents -- South Africa -- Biography.
SUBJECT South Africa -- Politics and government -- 20th century. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125489
Genre/Form Biographies.
ISBN 9781843548690 (paperback)
1843548690