Saving Nelson Mandela : the Rivonia trial and the fate of South Africa /

Broun, Kenneth S.

Saving Nelson Mandela : the Rivonia trial and the fate of South Africa / Kenneth S. Broun. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2012. - xix, 210, [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. - Pivotal moments in world history. . - Pivotal moments in world history. .

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references.

Arrests and escapes -- The lawyers and the judge -- Reaction -- Preparing for trial -- The trial begins -- A pyrrhic victory -- The case for the prosecution -- Mandela at the dock -- Others make their case -- Closing arguments -- Outside pressures -- Judgment and sentencing -- Reaction -- Thinking about the judgment and sentence -- After Rivonia.

Discusses the trials of Nelson Mandela and the politics of South Africa.

9780199740222 (hbk.)


Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 --Trials, litigation, etc.


Rivonia Trial, Pretoria, South Africa, 1964.
Trials (Political crimes and offenses)--South Africa.


South Africa--History--1961-1994.