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Author Broun, Kenneth S.

Title Saving Nelson Mandela : the Rivonia trial and the fate of South Africa / Kenneth S. Broun
Published Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xix, 210, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations
Series Pivotal moments in world history
Pivotal moments in world history.
Contents Arrests and escapes -- The lawyers and the judge -- Reaction -- Preparing for trial -- The trial begins -- A pyrrhic victory -- The case for the prosecution -- Mandela at the dock -- Others make their case -- Closing arguments -- Outside pressures -- Judgment and sentencing -- Reaction -- Thinking about the judgment and sentence -- After Rivonia
Summary "When South Africa's apartheid government charged Nelson Mandela with planning its overthrow in 1963, most observers feared that he would be sentenced to death. But the support he and his fellow activists in the African National Congress received during his trial not only saved his life, but also enabled him to save his country. In Saving Nelson Mandela, South African law expert Kenneth S. Broun recreates the trial--called the 'Rivonia' Trial after the Johannesburg suburb where police seized Mandela. Based upon interviews with many of the case's primary figures and portions of the trial transcript, Broun situates readers inside the courtroom at the imposing Palace of Justice in Pretoria. Here, the trial unfolds through a dramatic narrative that captures the courage of the accused and their defense team, as well as the personal prejudices that colored the entire trial. The Rivonia trial had no jury and only a superficial aura of due process, combined with heavy security that symbolized the apartheid government's system of repression. Broun shows how outstanding advocacy, combined with widespread public support, in fact backfired on apartheid leaders, who sealed their own fate. Despite his 27-year incarceration, Mandela's ultimate release helped move his country from the racial tyranny of apartheid toward democracy. As documented in this inspirational book, the Rivonia trial was a critical milestone that helped chart the end of Apartheid and the future of a new South Africa"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 -- Trials, litigation, etc
SUBJECT Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 fast
Subject Rivonia Trial, Pretoria, South Africa, 1964.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses) -- South Africa
LAW -- Criminal Law -- General.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)
SUBJECT South Africa -- History -- 1961-1994. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85125481
Subject South Africa
South Africa -- Pretoria
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780199921034
0199921032
1283428040
9781283428040