TY  - BOOK
AU  - Joffe, Joel.
TI  - The state vs. Nelson Mandela : : the trial that changed South Africa 
SN  - 9781780745800
U1  - 345.680231 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - London
PB  - Oneworld Publication
KW  - 	Mandela, Nelson, 1918-2013
KW  - Rivonia Trial, Pretoria, South Africa, 1964
KW  - Trials (Political crimes and offenses)
KW  -  South Africa
KW  - South Africa
KW  - History
KW  - 1961-1994
N1  - 1. Arrests at Rivonia --
2. Escape, the Accused and the Defence Team --
3. Quashing the Indictment --
4. The Trial Begins --
5. The Case for the Prosecution --
6. Unreliable Prosecution Witnesses --
7. The Defence --
8. Final Speeches and Verdict; 300-399; 345
N2  - On 11 July 1963, police raided Lilisleaf farm at Rivonia near Johannesburg, rresting alleged members of the high command of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armeding of the African National Congress (ANC). Together with the alreadymprisoned Nelson Mandela, they were put on trial, charged with conspiring toverthrow the apartheid government by violent revolution. Their expectedunishment was death. In "The State vs. Nelson Mandela", Joel Joffe, theirefence Attorney, gives a blow-by-blow account of the most important trial inouth Africa's history, vividly portraying the characters of those involved, nd exposing the astonishing bigotry and rampant discrimination faced by theccused, as well as showing their courage under fire. With a personal forwardrom Nelson Mandela, this gripping chronicle of a pivotal moment in the warn apartheid should be read by everyone interested in the struggle forustice and human rights
ER  -