Research Catalog

Title

The state vs. Nelson Mandela : the trial that changed South Africa / Joel Joffe.

Author

Joffe, Joel.

Publication

Oxford : Oneworld, 2007.

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Description

xviii, 288 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"On 11 July 1963, police raided Liliesleaf Farm at Rivonia near Johannesburg, arresting alleged members of the high command of the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with the already imprisoned Nelson Mandela, they were put on trial and charged with conspiring to overthrow the apartheid government by violent revolution. Their expected punishment was death." "In this book, their defense attorney, Joel Joffe, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial in South Africa's history. Vividly portraying the characters of those involved, Joffe exposes the astonishing bigotry and rampant discrimination faced by the accused, as well as showing their incredible courage under fire."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013 > Trials, litigation, etc
• 1961-1994
• Rivonia Trial, Pretoria, South Africa, 1964
• Trials (Political crimes and offenses) > South Africa
• South Africa > History > 1961-1994

Genre/Form

• History
• Trials, litigation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Arrests at Rivonia -- Escape, the accused and the defence team -- Quashing the indictment -- The trial begins -- The case for the prosecution -- Unreliable prosecution witnesses -- The defence -- Final speeches and verdict.

ISBN

• 9781851685004 (hbk.)
• 1851685006 (hbk.)

OCLC

80332689

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library