Saving Nelson Mandela

• Author is an expert on South African law and has interviewed several figures involved in the trial
• Combines a legal account of the trial with vivid narrative

Readership: Those interested in Nelson Mandela and South African history, legal history

Kenneth S. Broun

Kenneth S. Broun is the Henry Brandis Professor of Law at the University of North Carolina Law School. Since 1986, he has traveled regularly to South Africa to conduct programs in trial advocacy training through the Black Lawyers Association of South Africa.

"Fascinating account, full of fresh, eye-opening material" - Sunday Times {Culture}

"[a] meticulous reconstruction" - Stephen Robinson, The Sunday Times {Culture}

Introduction
1. The Trial Begins
2. Arrests and Escapes
3. The Lawyers and the Judge
4. South Africa and the World React
5. Preparing for Trial
6. A Pyrrhic Victory
7. The Case for the Prosecution
8. Mandela Speaks to the Court
9. The Other Defendants Make Their Case
10. Arguments
11. Pressures from Outside the Courtroom
12. Judgment and Sentencing
13. South Africa and the World React
14. Thinking about the Judgment and Sentence
15. Life After the Rivonia Trial
16. What Rivonia Meant for South Africa and the World
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