Playing the enemy
Subtitle: Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation
By: John Carlin
Edition: Large print ed.
Publisher: W F Howes Ltd
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Rearsby
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9781407434865
Subjects: History; Apartheid; Large type books; Race relations; Social conditions; Politics and government; Springboks (Rugby team)
Description: "The Independent's former South Africa bureau chief chronicles the 1995 Rugby World Cup victory which united a divided country. Carlin presents a revealing insider's view of events leading to South Africa's upset triumph over New Zealand, which many believe secured a peaceful future for the then unsettled nation. The Springboks may have secured the World Cup trophy, but the real hero of this tale is the recently elected President Nelson Mandela, who adopted the mostly Afrikaner players as his own and got the predominantly black population behind them."--Publisher description.
Notes: Originally published: London: Atlantic, 2008.