Playing the Enemy

John Carlin [ Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation[ PLAYING THE ENEMY: NELSON MANDELA AND THE GAME THAT MADE A NATION ] By Carlin, John ( Author )Jul-01-2009 Paperback Product details ASIN: B00D5F9ZMQ The above is to help you list the book The below is the list in itself. Make sure you run it through the text fixer to take out all the hyperlinks so it pastes right Excellent condition- giftable -covers bright shiny -un Marked-excellent condition- pictures provided for your review -just let me know where you want it sent USPS Media Mail ships from -Los Angeles -Ruth Reaser -LAXVESPA - additional questions can be answered clarify through customer service phone number or buyer messaging email services-- Book design by Mary Sarah Quinn includes series of black and white photos middle book-- cover photo Dave Rogers/ Getty Images- photo editor Gail Berhman-- 1985, Nelson Mandela, in prison for 23 years- winning over the fiercest proponents of apartheid, from his jailers to the head of South Africa's military. First he earned his freedom first & then the presidency - nation's first free election in 1994. South Africa was still dangerously divided.Needing to unite his country in a visceral, emotional way-- quickly or collapse into chaos. Using the charisma & strategic acumen-honed during half a century of activism,& needing a cause all South Africans could share. Mandela picked one of the more farfetched causes imaginable--the national rugby team, the Springboks, who would host the sport's World Cup in 1995. Author Carlin, former South Africa bureau chief for the London Independent, offers a portrait of the greatest statesman of our time in action.... QR code for Playing the Enemy - Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation Author John Carlin- - Pb -reprint- second printing- Publisher -Penguin Books- New York, 2009- ISBN 0143115723, 9780143115724 -274 pages- Subjects History ' Africa ' South ' Republic of South Africa/ Sports & Recreation / Rugby--