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Carlin offers the final dramatic chapters of how then president Nelson Mandela and his wily strategy of using a sporting event—the Sprinkboks rugby team in the 1995 World Cup—to mend South Africa. Carlin, a senior international writer for El País, quotes Mandela: Sports has the power to change the world.... It is more powerful than government in breaking down racial barriers. After giving an informed capsule history of apartheid's bitter legacy and Mandela's noble stature as a leader, the scene is set for the influential rugby match between the solid New Zealand team and the scrappy South African squad in the finals of the World Cup, with 43 million blacks and whites awaiting the outcome. All of the cast in Afrikaner lore are here—Botha, DeKlerk, Bernard, Viljeon—as they match wits with Mandela. Carlin concludes this excellent book of redemption and forgiveness with chapters that depict how a divided country can be elevated beyond hate and malice to pride and healing. (Aug.)
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"[Invictus] was a terrific film, but wait till you hear the book. [Morgan] Freeman was nominated for an Oscar; I'd give it to Saul Reichlin for his mastery of African accents." THE GUARDIAN "I think the way John Carlin carried out his task in South Africa in the 1990s was magnificent." Nelson Mandela "Revelatory... A tight, gripping and powerful book that shines a light on a moment of hope, not just for one nation but the whole world." The Daily Express"
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Playing The Enemy,
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This review is from: Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation (Hardcover)
Reading this book was like attending a tasting you particularly enjoyed: you want more but it is not available to you. It provided an excellent snapshot of a man who undoubtedly will go down in history among the greatest who ever lived and what he had to do to bring not only his enemies but his own people together. The book was a thoroughly enjoyable read yet I craved more. I'll now set off in search of biography of Nelson Mandela so I may learn.
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Forging a National Consciousness through Mutual Respect,
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This review is from: Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation (Hardcover)
Playing the Enemy is a very timely book. In these days when nations are often more divided than before, Nelson Mandela's instinct to show respect, friendliness, and common purpose with those who saw him as an enemy is a beacon that lights up the potential for all people to come together to accomplish more. John Carlin has used the Rugby World Cup imaginatively to illustrate the essence of President Mandela's approach. Mr. Carlin is a wonderful story teller, and you'll feel chills as you read the many great moments he brilliantly captures in Playing the Enemy.Leaders have always used foreign enemies to bring their purpose together. Who realized that this could be done at the level of sport rather than through war as a way to unify a country where people were deeply suspicious (even paranoid) about one another? I was glad to see that Mr. Carlin provided lots of background about how someone imprisoned for decades became the leader of a reconstituted nation in South Africa and went on to accomplish things that not even the most optimistic would have expected. President Mandela's story is one for the ages, and this way of telling the story makes it easier to understand for those who never saw South Africa during the Apartheid regime. Although I had long studied and worked to help change the government in South Africa from the inside and outside, the political impact of the international boycott of the South African rugby team had been lost to me. I hope those who would like to encourage governments to behave more appropriately towards their people will remember this example. Bravo, Mr. Carlin!
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Nation-building through Rugby,
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This review is from: Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation (Hardcover)
A storyline that needed to be told, John Carlin explores the intersection of the end of apartheid with the World Cup of Rugby held in South Africa for the first time since being boycotted by the rest of the world. "Playing the Enemy" is a story about politics, sports, and how a nation divided by race, attempted to reconcile its segregated past and come together in a patriotic display of support for their team, the Springboks.Carlin sets up the book with a tremendous amount of detail on the major historical events that preceded the end of apartheid including biographical accounts of Nelson Mandela, the Upington 14, the murder of Chris Hani, and much more. The book is definitely more political background than it is sports. If you're looking for more information about Rugby, the 2005 World Cup, and how they won, "Playing the Enemy" will disappoint. If you're looking for a primer on the life of Nelson Mandela, why he was imprisoned, how he was released, how he became President, and the turmoil and near civil war that followed, this book is for you.
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