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Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction Av Elleke (professor Of World Literature In English Professor Of World Literature In English University Of O

<b>Very Short Introductions<b>: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring </b>A pathbreaking analysis of the relationship between Mandela the myth, and Mandela the historical figure, looking at the way images, stories, and politics have been combined to create the iconic image of Mandela that we know today. Boehmer explores the long trajectory of Mandela''s life, explaining first the historical and political context of the struggle against apartheid in South Africa, and then the post-apartheid period of difficult reconciliation, including the shifts and changes in Mandela''s reputation since the millennium.This innovative postcolonial reflection takes on board the more critical revisionist literature on Mandela that has emerged since 2015, looking at responses to his death in 2014, and the 2018 commemorations of the 100th anniversary of his birth.The first edition set a trend in scholarship on Mandela by reading his character and achievements through the lens of his influences, interests, and leadin

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Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction Av Elleke (professor Of World Literature In English University Of Oxford) Boehmer

As well as being a remarkable statesman, Nelson Mandela has become a universal symbol of justice, a secular saint. Elleke Boehmer examines not only the great anti-apartheid leader's life, but also the ways in which images and representations have...

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World Mythology: A Very Short Introduction Av David A. (professor Emeritus Of English And Comparative Literature Professor Emeritus Of English And Com

The mythologies of the world are collective cultural dreams, and as such should be analyzed first from cultural perspectives. How do myths of the ancient Egyptians or Greeks, for instance, reflect the realities of the Egyptian and Greek cultures? When...

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The Oxford Companion To World Mythology Av David (professor Of English And Comparative Literature Professor Of English And Comparative Literature Univ

Cave paintings at Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain, fraught with expression thousands of years later; point to an early human desire to form a cultural identity. In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming explores the role of mythology,...

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Film: A Very Short Introduction Av Michael (charles Barnwell Start Professor Of English And Professor Of Comparative Literature Princeton University)

Film is considered by some to be the most dominant art form of the twentieth century. It is many things, but it has become above all a means of telling stories through images and sounds. The stories are often offered to us as quite false, frankly and...

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Nelson Mandela: A Very Short Introduction Av Elleke (professor Of World Literature In English Professor Of World Literature In English University Of O

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