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Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, First Impression Edition
Author(s): John Carlin (Author)
- Publisher: Penguin Pr
- Publication Date: 14 Aug. 2008
- Edition: First Edition, First Impression
- Language: English
- Print length: 274 pages
- ISBN-10: 1594201749
- ISBN-13: 9781594201745
Book Description
Documents the anti-apartheid peace advocate’s campaign to unite his country, tracing a ten-year effort during which he worked with the region’s fiercest proponents of apartheid from his jail cell, won the presidency, and helped South Africa’s national rugby team host the World Cup as part of a unifying campaign. 40,000 first printing.
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About the Author
John Carlin is senior international writer for El País, the worlds leading Spanish language newspaper, and was previously the U.S. bureau chief for The Independent on Sunday. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, Wired, Spin, and Conde Nast Traveler.
