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Description of  Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela 1918-2013: Transition: The Magazine of Africa and the Diaspora (Transition: the Magazine of Africa and the Diaspora, 116)

December 2014 marked a year since the passing of Nelson Mandelaa man who was as much myth as flesh and blood. Transition pays tribute to Mandela's worldly attainments and to his otherworldly sainthood. Featuring remembrances from Wole Soyinka, Xolela Mangcu, Pierre de Vos, and Adam Habib, this issue assembles Mandela's staunchest alliesfor whom he approached saintlinessas well as his most entrenched critics. Other contributors consider the iconicity of Mandelaincluding his representations in films the importance of boxing to his political career his time studying with the revolutionary army in Algeria his stance on children's rights and even his ill-fated trip to Miami. Whoever you think Mandela wasor wasn'tthis issue is the new required reading. Read more