Seeking Mandela


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Acknowledgments Preface: Reflections on Moral Literacy Introduction: Political Travel Through the Holy Land Part I. Probing the South African Lessons 1. Controversial Issues on Overview 2. A Brief History of South Africa and Apartheid 3. The Problematic Israel-South Africa Analogy 4.




Seeking Mandela


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The ongoing violence, despair and paralysis among Israelis and Palestinians resemble the gloomy period in South Africa during the late 1980s.




Going to the Mountain


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The first-ever book to tell Nelson Mandela's life through the eyes of the grandson who was raised by him, chronicling Ndaba Mandela's life living with, and learning from, one of the greatest leaders and humanitarians the world has ever known. To the rest of the world, Nelson Mandela was a giant: an anti-apartheid revolutionary, a world-renowned humanitarian, and South Africa's first black president. To Ndaba Mandela, he was simply "Granddad." In Going to the Mountain, Ndaba tells how he came to live with Mandela shortly after he turned eleven--having met each other only once, years before, when Mandela was imprisoned at Victor Verster Prison--and how the two of them slowly, cautiously built a relationship that would affect both their lives in extraordinary ways. It wasn't an easy transition. Mandela had high expectations for those around him, especially his family, and Ndaba chafed at the strict rules and exacting guidelines in his grandfather's home. But at the same time--through overheard calls from foreign dignitaries as well as the Xhosa folk wisdom that his grandfather shared with him at every opportunity--Ndaba was learning how to be a man. On a scale both personal and epic, Ndaba's extraordinary journey mirrors that of South Africa's coming of age--from the segregated Soweto ghettos into which he was born to the privileged life in which he grew up and the turbulent yet exciting times in which he carries on his grandfather's legacy. Going to the Mountain is, in the end, a story about unlocking the power within each of us. It's a cautionary tale about how a child's life can go one way or the other, depending upon the intervention of a caring soul--and about the awesome power of love to serve as a catalyst for change.




Nelson Mandela


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Nelson Mandela is a global icon of peace and justice. An influence to human rights activists in South Africa, across the continent and on the Western and Eastern hemispheres, it is he who is seen as an example to follow. Through his resilience, he showed tremendous courage in fighting against Apartheid, to enduring the harsh conditions of prison on Robben Island, to leading a free and democratic South Africa as its first Black President and as leader of the African National Congress. If you're looking for inspiration from one of the world's best-known leaders, check out this book about a man who spent his life fighting for equality and human rights. Nelson Mandela served as South Africa's president between 1994 and 1999 and led the anti-apartheid revolution that sought to end segregation between the country's black and white populations. Throughout his life, he faced tremendous struggles such as racial discrimination and being sentenced to life imprisonment for conspiracy against the state. In total, he spent 27 years in jail. However, he is remembered for his resilience and for never giving up on his cause. Throughout all the hardships Mandela faced, he always sought opportunities to spread his vision for an equal South Africa and never lost focus on his life purpose. If you want to learn about the history of Mandela, this book covers his life story from his childhood to the day he was elected the first black state leader and his work after this milestone event. His inspiring story includes how he dealt with the harsh realities of prison and what lessons he learned that shaped him to be the powerful yet humble and kind man that he is remembered for being. If you want evidence that success comes to those who fight for it, the story of Mandela will give you exactly that. In this book, 'Nelson Mandela: The Life, Lessons & Rules for Success', you will discover: The story of Mandela and how it shaped the values that he chose to live his life by. Why he went to prison and how he managed to survive 27 years inside. How Mandela maintained his relentless passion to end the apartheid era in South Africa and which steps he took to make South Africa a better country for its citizens. The powerful life lessons Mandela learned along the way. The ten rules of success that Mandela lived by and endorsed - and how you can apply them to your life too. While Nelson Mandela has left us in physical form, his legacy continues to live on. Hailed as the greatest South African of all time, he is the reason why the nation opened its doors to the world and why it now has opportunities for all citizens to prosper. Due to his years of resistance, the nation went from being a blight in Africa to becoming the African nation that is seen as a new global superpower in less than three decades But how did this magnificent tale come to be? Click the 'buy now' button and find out.




Notes to the Future


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Grandad Mandela


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"...profoundly moving..." —Publishers Weekly Zazi and Ziwelene’s great-grandad is called Nelson Mandela. Once day, they ask their grandmother 15 questions about him and his life. As their conversation unfolds, Zazi and Ziwelene learn that Nelson Mandela was a freedom fighter, a President, and a Nobel Peace Prize–winner, and that they can carry on his work today. Seen through a child’s perspective, authored jointly by Nelson Mandela's great-grandchildren and daughter, and published in collaboration with Mandela Legacy Media, this book brings Nelson Mandela’s incredible story alive for a new generation of children.




Nelson Mandela


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With Nelson Mandela’s stalwart deeds and defiance fresh in our minds, this History Makers biography offers a complete narrative of his life and his impact on the world. This title illustrates the difficult and empowering chapters of Mandela’s upbringing, his activism, his imprisonment, and his election. Readers will be riveted and inspired by the transformation of a young man seeking to end apartheid to a world leader who continues to inspire courage in pursuit of justice.




Mandela's Way


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"Time" magazine editor Stengel, who collaborated with Mandela on his bestselling autobiography, distills Mandela's wisdom into 15 vital life lessons that have the power to deepen lives.




Nelson Mandela


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"Includes six historic Mandela speeches."




Nelson Mandela


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The death of Nelson Mandela, the great South African fighter for freedom, in December 2013 prompted several colleagues within the World Council of Comparative Education Societies community to come together to think about the significance of his life and his work for education. This book is the result of that coming together. The contributing authors reflect on what his life, the commitments he made and principally the values he took into the struggle for freedom in South Africa mean for education. The point of departure for the book is that of honouring the man. It begins with the argument that the values for which he stood, namely, the unconditional dignity of all human beings, respect for difference and principally his lifelong commitment to justice, have a special significance for how we as inhabitants of an increasingly connected and interdependent world conduct our personal lives, our relationships with one another and with the material and living space which surrounds us. It is an ecological approach. As the world moves into a twenty-first century where, paradoxically, we know so much and yet appear to understand so little, and so find ourselves struggling to create social lives in which all of us can feel respected, can offer respect to others and live lives free of fear and anxiety, the values for which he stood have specific relevance for how we do the important job of teaching and what we put into it. Mandela poses deeply provocative questions about the kinds of lives we seek for ourselves and for everybody else around us.