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Books like Knowing Mandela

24 books recommended for fans of Knowing Mandela by John Carlin, tied together by themes of Republic of South Africa, African, Presidents & Heads of State, and South.

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Strong read-alikes chosen for how closely they echo the themes and feel of Knowing Mandela.

Long Walk to Freedom The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • Presidents & Heads of State

Mandela, Mobutu, and Me A Newswoman’s African Journey

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • Presidents & Heads of State

Gandhi Before India

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

Great Soul Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

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Themes: African • Presidents & Heads of State • South

The Cambridge Companion to Nelson Mandela

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • Presidents & Heads of State

Operation Vula

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

Louis Botha A Man Apart

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • Presidents & Heads of State • South

No Easy Walk to Freedom

Nelson Mandela

Themes: Republic of South Africa • Presidents & Heads of State • South

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • Presidents & Heads of State • South

#11

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • South • Africa

#12

Midlands

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Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

#13

Eduardo Mondlane Hope Destroyed

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Themes: African • Presidents & Heads of State • South

#14

Beneath the Tamarind Tree A Story of Courage, Family, and the Lost Schoolgirls of Boko Haram

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Themes: African • Africa • Political

#15

Knowing Mandela A Personal Portrait

John Carlin

Themes: Republic of South Africa • South • Africa

#16

Colour Bar The Triumph of Seretse Khama and His Nation

Susan Williams

Themes: African • South • Africa

#17

The Uncoiling Python South African Storytellers and Resistance

Harold Scheub

Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

#18

The Inheritors An Intimate Portrait of South Africa’s Racial Reckoning

Eve Fairbanks

Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

#19

What’s Gone Wrong? South Africa on the Brink of Failed Statehood

Alex Boraine

Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

#20

Africa’s Lost Leader South Africa’s Continental Role Since Apartheid

James Hamill

Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

#21

By Due Process of Law Racial Discrimination and the Right to Vote in South Africa 1855-1960

Ian Loveland

Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

#22

South Africa’s Brave New World The Beloved Country Since the End of Apartheid

R. W. Johnson

Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

#23

Move Your Shadow South Africa, Black and White

Joseph Lelyveld

Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

#24

South Africa The Rise and Fall of Apartheid

Nancy L. Clark

Themes: Republic of South Africa • African • South

Fans of Knowing Mandela by John Carlin will find 24 titles here, all united by Republic of South Africa, African, Presidents & Heads of State. Authors represented include Nelson Mandela, Lynne Duke, Ramachandra Guha, Joseph Lelyveld, and others.