A history of South Africa

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Author:

Thompson, Leonard Monteath.

ISBN:

9780300065435

9780300065428

Personal Author:

Thompson, Leonard Monteath.

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Publication Information:

New Haven : Yale University Press, c1995.

Physical Description:

xx, 332 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. The Africans -- 2. The White Invaders: The Cape Colony, 1652-1870 -- 3. African Wars and White Invaders: Southeast Africa, 1770-1870 -- 4. Diamonds, Gold, and British Imperialism, 1870-1910 -- 5. The Segregation Era, 1910-1948 -- 6. The Apartheid Era, 1948- 1978 -- 7. Apartheid in Crisis, 1978-1989 -- 8. The Transition, 1989-1995.

Abstract:

In the revised version of this acclaimed work, Leonard Thompson has added a new chapter, outlining the country's remarkable transition from a racist political order to a democratic one. A substantial new preface has also been added, and footnotes have been expanded. Above all, this penetrating exploration of South Africa's eventful history - from the earliest known human settlement of the region to the present day - focuses primarily on the experiences of the black inhabitants rather than on those of the white minority.

Geographic Term:

South Africa -- History.

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Library	Material Type	Item Barcode	Shelf Number	Copy	Status
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In the revised version of this work, Leonard Thompson has added a new to a democratic one. A substantial new preface has also been added, and footnotes have been expanded. Above all, this exploration of South Africa's history - from the earliest known human settlement of the region to the present - focuses primarily on the experiences of its black inhabitants, rather than those of its white minority.