Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, by John Carlin religion & spirituality

Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, by John Carlin religion & spiritualityBeginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournament the true story of how the most inspiring charm offensive in history brought South Africa together. After being released from prison and winning South Africa's first free election, Nelson Mandela presided over a country still deeply divided by fifty years of apartheid. His plan was ambitious if not far fetched: use the national rugby team, the Springboks long an embodiment of white supremacist

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The book takes children through the unique and often untold history of South Africa

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