Rabble-Rouser For Peace
the authorised biography of desmond tutu
$48.50
- Paperback
512 pages
- Release Date
2 December 2007
Summary
Desmond Tutu: A Life of Peace and Rebellion
Rabble-Rouser for Peace is the authorized biography of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, one of the world’s most charismatic peace campaigners and spiritual leaders.
This is the first book to tell the full story of how a boy from South Africa’s poverty-stricken black townships became one of the world’s best-known religious figures, a moral icon to those who work for peace and justice everywhere.
Drawn from 30 years of the author’s f…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846040641 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1846040647 |
| Author: | John Allen |
| Publisher: | Ebury Publishing |
| Imprint: | Rider & Co |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 2 December 2007 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 125mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
Wonderfully humanising
Wonderfully humanising * Observer *A powerful account * Catholic Herald *Definitive biography of a truly phenomenal life * South Africa Times *Surprising and inspirational * Choice *
About The Author
John Allen
John Allen first worked as a journalist in South Africa, and then as Tutu’s Press Secretary. In 1995, he was invited to join the Truth and Reconciliation Commission as Director of Communications. He later served as aide to Tutu when the Archbishop taught in Atlanta for two years. Thus he has had a unique opportunity to observe his subject at first hand and is being given complete access to the Archbishop’s personal and public files. He lives in South Africa.
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