Playing the Enemy
Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made A Nation
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Publisher:
New York : - Penguin Press
Pages:
274
ISBN:
9781594201745
Language:
English
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Statement of responsibility:
John Carlin
Physical description:
274 p. : ill.
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Add a CommentPlaying the Enemy by John Carlin documents the strategy of Nelson Mandela to unite South Africa's blacks and whites behind the country's primarily Afrikaan's rugby team, the Springboks. It is a delightful and engrossing read of historical significance and a great deal of local atmosphere. In close proximity to Afrikaans prison guards for many years, Mandela taught himself their language and made many friendships. Freed from prison and elected President of South Africa he turned this personal experience into an asset as a Springbok fan, cajoling black South Africans to join him. "One team, one nation" became the slogan and the green cap and jersey a powerful message of previously unthinkable attitudinal change. Chapters about the change process in the team members themselves are particularly heartening. If it can happen in South Africa, there is hope for us all.