The state vs. Nelson Mandela: the trial that changed South Africa Joel Joffe.
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TextPublication details: Oxford : Oneworld, 2007. Description: xviii, 288 pages, colour illustrations, 8 unnumbered pages of plates, portraits 22 cmISBN: 9781851 685004Subject(s): | South Africa | | DDC classification: 345.680231 JOFF Summary: Summary: "On 11 July 1963, police raided Liliesleaf Farm at Rivonia near Johannesburg, arresting alleged members of the high command of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with the already imprisoned Nelson Mandela, they were put on trial and charged with conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government by violent revolution. Their expected punishment was death." "In this book, their defense attorney, Joel Joffe, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa's history. Vividly portraying the characters of those involved, Joffe exposes the astonishing bigotry and rampant discrimination faced by the accused, as well as showing their incredible courage under fire."--Jacket.
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Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary: "On 11 July 1963, police raided Liliesleaf Farm at Rivonia near Johannesburg, arresting alleged members of the high command of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with the already imprisoned Nelson Mandela, they were put on trial and charged with conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government by violent revolution. Their expected punishment was death." "In this book, their defense attorney, Joel Joffe, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa's history. Vividly portraying the characters of those involved, Joffe exposes the astonishing bigotry and rampant discrimination faced by the accused, as well as showing their incredible courage under fire."--Jacket.
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