YOUNG MANDELA

ix + 340pp., illus., hardback, d.w., London, 2010 

"The re-evaluation of Nelson Mandela's political and personal life before his long imprisonment dramatically revises our view of its subject. With unique access to people and papers, culminating in a meeting with Nelson Mandela himself, David James Smith has written the single most important contribution to our knowledge of this global icon." Taken from the book.