{"product_id":"mandela-and-the-general-9780874868203","title":"Mandela and the General","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this thrilling graphic novel, \u003c\/b\u003eNelson Mandela's fight against racism is about to spiral into an all-out race war. Unless he can win over his archenemy, the white supremacist General Viljoen, the democratic struggle for equality and justice in South Africa will end in \"the peace of graveyards.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Intense.\"--\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A riveting read.\"--\u003cb\u003eMorgan Freeman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Fascinating.\"--\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003estarred review\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the first post-apartheid elections approach in 1994, with South African blacks poised to take power, the nation's whites fear reprisal. White nationalist militias claiming 50,000 well-armed former soldiers stand ready to fight to the death to defend their cause. They need someone who can lead and unite them. That man is General Constand Viljoen, former chief of apartheid South Africa's military. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMandela knows that he can't avert a bloodbath on his own. \u003c\/b\u003eHe will have to count on his archenemy. Throughout those historic months, the two men meet in secret. Can they trust each other? Can they keep their followers and radical fringe elements from acts of violence? The mettle of these two men will determine the future of a nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe drama of this contest and the history that pivoted on it comes vividly to life in visual form. Veteran British journalist John Carlin teams up with Catalan artist Oriol Malet to create a historically and artistically rich graphic novel with obvious relevance to today's polarized politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plough Publishing House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780874868203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 7.60w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2018 pg. 56\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"John Carlin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36645515526300,"sku":"9780874868203","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_475b3dc7-9e67-4d38-a37a-782bda5d9368.jpg?v=1603861315","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mandela-and-the-general-9780874868203","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}