Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation

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"Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation" is a non-fiction book by John Carlin that explores how Nelson Mandela used the 1995 Rugby World Cup to help unite post-apartheid South Africa.

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instanceOf book
non-fiction book
adaptationDirector Clint Eastwood NERFINISHED
adaptationReleaseYear 2009
adaptationType feature film
author John Carlin NERFINISHED
basedOnRealEvents true
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticalReception generally positive
depictsPoliticalSystem apartheid
depictsTransition transition to democracy in South Africa
focusesOnConcept nation-building
racial reconciliation
sports diplomacy
focusesOnEvent 1995 Rugby World Cup Final NERFINISHED
focusesOnOrganization African National Congress NERFINISHED
South Africa national rugby union team NERFINISHED
focusesOnPerson Francois Pienaar NERFINISHED
genre political non-fiction
sports non-fiction
hasAdaptation Invictus NERFINISHED
hasISBN 9781594201864
language English
mainSubject 1995 Rugby World Cup NERFINISHED
Nelson Mandela NERFINISHED
national reconciliation
post-apartheid South Africa
marketedAs current affairs
history
notableTheme forgiveness
leadership
use of sport in politics
originalMediaType print
pageCount approx. 288
placeOfPublication New York City
publicationYear 2008
publisher Penguin Press NERFINISHED
setInPeriod post-apartheid era
setInPlace South Africa NERFINISHED
subjectOccupation President of South Africa
anti-apartheid activist
subtitle Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation NERFINISHED
targetAudience adult readers
timeCoveredEnd 1995
timeCoveredStart early 1990s
title Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation NERFINISHED

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subject surface form: Invictus