{"product_id":"9781868426010","title":"Opposite Mandela","description":"\u003cp\u003eTony Leon has written a book of unique insight into an unexplored aspect of the presidency and leadership of Nelson Mandela. Opposite Mandela relates the untold stories of how South Africa's first democratic president related to his political opponents.\u003cbr\u003eLeon served as leader of the Democratic Party during Mandela's presidency. Although they clashed, sometimes fiercely, on great issues of the day, Leon enjoyed an unusually warm relationship with Mandela and had direct access to the president's office. In this first-hand account, he relates some of the more consequential moments of those momentous times in South Africa's history-in-themaking through the lens of the opposition. Although this is\u003cbr\u003ea personal account, it also explores some of the major themes, from reconciliation to corruption, which not only marked that period but also laid the basis for the current challenges which confront South Africa today, nearly two decades after Mandela assumed the country's highest office, the very moment when Leon's political leadership began.\u003cbr\u003eInsightful, and simultaneously serious and amusing, this highly readable, first-hand account considers in a balanced manner both the golden moments and the blind spots of one of the most consequential presidencies and leaders of the modern democratic age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Tony+Leon\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eTony Leon\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tony Leon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47375684141219,"sku":"9781868426010","price":210.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9781868426010_f5d86a1c-2560-4c1b-ad52-d0cf0a7a57db.jpg?v=1776604032","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9781868426010","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}